President Ram Nath Kovind makes Twitter debut, tweets his first national address

Ram Nath Kovind made his first tweet as the 14th President of India today.

The inaugural tweet, Kovind said, "Honoured to be sworn in as the 14th President of India; would be carrying out my responsibilities with all humility" and was signed #PresidentKovind. The tweet has, by now, been retweeted more than 4,200 times.

Honoured to be sworn in as the 14th President of India; would be carrying out my responsibilities with all humility #PresidentKovind

- President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) July 25, 2017

The @rashtrapatibhvn Twitter handle, currently has 3.27 million followers, and follows only one account, that of his predecessor Pranab Mukherjee. The tweets from the official Twitter handle of Mukherjee have been archived under @POI13.

The President of India's Twitter handle now has Kovind's image. The description said, "Tweets from the President are signed - President Kovind". Earlier, tweets from Mukherjee used to be signed #PresidentMukherjee.

In his second tweet, President Kovind promised to stay true to all his duties and the people. "I bow to the 125 crore citizens of this great nation and promise to stay true to the trust they have bestowed on me #PresidentKovind".

I bow to the 125 crore citizens of this great nation and promise to stay true to the trust they have bestowed on me #PresidentKovind

- President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) July 25, 2017

Ram Nath Kovind took oath as India's 14th President today in a ceremony held at the Central Hall of Parliament House. Kovind, who is the second Dalit President after KR Narayanan to enter the sprawling 340-room Rashtrapati Bhavan, was administered the oath of office by Supreme Court Chief Justice KS Khehar.

Addressing the gathering immediately after taking oath, President Kovind, 71, pledged to protect the Constitution and said that the key to India's success is 'unity in diversity'.

"We are different but we are one and united. These are the traditional values and there is no contradiction or alternative opinion about it," the new President said in his Hindi speech.

Earlier in the day, Kovind reached Rajghat and paid tribute to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi along with wife Savita.

At the Parliament, both were received by Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.

The dais at the central hall was shared by President and President-elect, Speaker, Vice President and Chief Justice of India.

After the event, outgoing President Mukherjee proceeded to his new residence - 10, Rajaji Marg.

Kovind was elected the President last Thursday as a ruling NDA candidate. He defeated the Opposition parties' nominee Meira Kumar by a huge margin.

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