India elects first president from tribal community
Indian lawmakers on Thursday chose Droupadi Murmu as the country's first president from the tribal community. Droupadi Murmu, 64, a female politician who was nominated as presidential candidate by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), attends a meeting ahead of India's presidential elections, in Ahmedabad, India, July 17, 2022. Reuters
Indian lawmakers on Thursday chose Droupadi Murmu as the country's first president from the tribal community.
"India scripts history," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Twitter. "A daughter of India hailing from a tribal community born in a remote part of eastern India has been elected our President!"
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