Union Minister Kiren Rijiju congratulates Madam President Droupadi Murmu

Droupadi Murmu declared winner, secures 64% of the votes against Yashwant Sinha’s 36% becoming Madam President Elect.

NDA’s Draupadi Murmu was elected as the 15th president on Thursday as the counting of votes concluded. There is a massive celebration going on across the country.

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju congratulates the newest President and said. “It’s a big achievement for a tribal woman to get elected as the President of the country. All tribal MPs and ministers came here to congratulate Draupadi Murmu. And expressed their happiness”. He also thanked the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi for his thoughts and consistent efforts that made a common woman the President of India.

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Kiren Rijiju added that the victory of a tribal woman is the most befitting recognition for the entire ‘Tribal Community’ as the nation celebrates. It is a big positive message and only conceivable under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi. Union Law and Justice Minister said that everyone in India will be proud to have the first Tribal President. “Not only tribals, but everyone in the country is going to have a sense of pride in having the 1st woman tribal President.”, he added.

He also mentioned that all the prominent tribal leaders will be coming to Delhi to greet the newly elected President of India

Kiren Rijiju is a politician from Arunachal Pradesh who is the face of the BJP in the Northeast. He represents the Arunachal West constituency in the present Lok Sabha. And is a Minister of State for Home Affairs in the Narendra Modi Cabinet. Also, he was part of the Standing Committee on Energy and was a member of the consultative committee. Which was of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Development of the North Eastern Region.