Speech By Shri Pranab Mukherjee On His Assumption Of Office As President Of India
Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil,
Shri Hamid Ansari,
Smt. Meira Kumar,
Shri Justice S.H. Kapadia,
Members of Parliament,
Your Excellencies, Friends and fellow citizens,
Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil,
Shri Hamid Ansari,
Smt. Meira Kumar,
Shri Justice S.H. Kapadia,
Members of Parliament,
Your Excellencies, Friends and fellow citizens,
Your Excellency, President Rahmon
I extend a most cordial welcome to you and your distinguished delegation. We are indeed happy to have you amongst us once again. You are an old friend of India.
Your Excellency,
For centuries, the people of India and Tajikistan have shared ideas, knowledge, art and literature. A strong relationship has existed, from pre-historic times, between India and Central Asia, and in particular, the Tajik people.
Distinguished Teachers and the proud recipients of the National Award,
Union Minister for HRD, Shri Kapil Sibal,
Ministers of State for HRD, Shri E. Ahamed and Dr. D. Purandeswari,
Ladies & Gentlemen,
It gives me great pleasure to be in Chennai today to deliver the valedictory address on the occasion of the 150th anniversary celebrations of the High Court of Madras. The Madras High Court has an illustrious history.
Your Excellency, President Mahmoud Abbas,
President of the Palestinian National Authority,
Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation
It is, indeed, a great pleasure to extend a warm welcome to Your Excellency, and to the distinguished members of your delegation on your State Visit to India.
I am happy to join you today on this occasion of the 58th Convocation of IIT Kharagpur - in the Diamond Jubilee year of this proud institution. I recall my visit here in 2011 when the celebrations were launched.
Your Excellency President Pierre Nkurunziza
And Madame Denise Bucumi Nkurunziza
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you and the distinguished members of your delegation on your first State visit to India.
I am delighted to be here at the 18th Convocation of the University of Kashmir. This is a long awaited and proud moment for those who will receive their degrees. Some of you will receive awards for your meritorious work. I offer you all my felicitations and congratulations.