Draupadi Murmu becomes India's 15th President

First Tribal Leader

"Reaching the post of President is not my personal achievement, it is the achievement of every poor in India" - Draupadi Murmu

Here are the  things you (probably) didn’t  know.

Draupadi Murmu

Draupadi Murmu is the first President of  the country who was born in independent India.

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"It is the power of our democracy that a daughter born in a poor house, a daughter born in a remote tribal area, can reach the highest constitutional post of India," - Murmu

"Reaching the post of President is not my personal achievement, it is the achievement of every poor in India," Murmu

In the Mayurbhanj area of Odisha, Draupadi Murmu was born. Her family is from the Rairangpur neighborhood of Baidaposi.

Santhal Tribe

President Murmu was a Santhali by birth. One of the major tribes, Santhals are primarily found in West Bengal and Odisha.

From May 2015 to July 2021, she served as the governor of Jharkhand. She held that role for the first time as a woman.

devoted mother

Shyam Charan Murmu, a banker, was the husband of President Murmu. She is a mother to a girl and two sons. Unfortunately, she lost both her husband and sons within a six-year period.

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