Chennai will be new President Pranab Mukherjee's first port
of call after his election to the country's highest office.
Mukherjee is scheduled to attend a function of Madras High
Court on September 8, according to officials here today.
Mukherjee, who was the ruling UPA's candidate, had also
kicked off his formal election campaign for the July 19 Presidential poll from
Chennai.
The President will then travel to his home state -- West
Bengal -- where he will visit Kharagpur to attend a function at the Indian
Institute of Technology(IIT).
Known to be a workaholic, the President took time off his
busy schedule at the Rashtrapati Bhavan to interact with journalists during
which he shared his experience.
An active politician all his life, Mukherjee said he will be
missing Parliament session for the first time in his four-decade long career as
an MP which started with a stint as a Rajya Sabha member in 1969.
"I am really going to miss that," he said in his first
interaction with journalists. The Parliament session is due to start on August
8.
Mukherjee also recounted his visit to Parliament during
sessions even when only a handful of MPs were present in the House.
The questions at the media interaction ranged from whether
he was missing his traditional "dhoti" to possible renovation of
Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The President said he takes a morning walk at the Mughal
gardens where he was fascinated to see dancing peacoks.
Comments(1)
Why should he not stick to usual attire of Dhoti? He suddenly switched over to achchkaan, which looks totally out of place.'Let him be himself'. Recall how Abdul Kalam stuck to blue-shirt and trousers- like any modern day IT office goer. Simplicity in dressing also makes a loud personal signature for such highly placed personalities. Our first President Rajendra Prasad did not go for trousers, the moment he occupied that office !
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