"Rare Emotional Gesture...": President's Tribute To "Land Of His Birth"

Sunday, 27 June 2021Newsdesk

President Ram Nath Kovind, visiting his hometown for the first time since assuming office, bowed and touched the soil of his village Paraunkh in Kanpur Dehat district of Uttar Pradesh as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Governor Anandiben Patel waited to greet him upon arrival.

New Delhi, 27 June 2021

As per news report of NDTV,Dressed in a cream coloured bandhgala and black shoes, the President, soon after landing at a helipad near his village, got down to touch the hard ground and place the fingers back on his forehead as a mark of respect for his hometown."Vaccination campaign is going on all over the country and also in Uttar Pradesh. Vaccination is also like a shield to protect against the corona epidemic. That is why I suggest that you all get yourself vaccinated, but also motivate others to get vaccinated," said the President while addressing a Jan Abhinandan Samaroh at his village.

Source -NDTV