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Pranab to be sworn-in as President on July 25


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New Delhi, July 22: Pranab Mukherjee will be sworn in as the 13th President of the country on July 25.  Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia will administer the oath to Mukherjee at a ceremony in the Central Hall of Parliament House at 1100 hrs on Wednesday. 


Soon after the swearing-in ceremony, Mukherjee will go to Rashtrapati Bhawan where he will be received at the forecourts by outgoing President Pratibha Patil. 

 

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Mukherjee will then escort Patil to her temporary accommodation in Tughlak Lane where she will stay till her post-retirement home in Pune is ready.  Patil will deliver a farewell speech in the Central Hall tomorrow evening.

Returning Officer to the Presidential election and Rajya Sabha Secretary General V K Agnihotri will send a copy of the result and the victory certificate to the Law Ministry to enable the government initiate the process of installing the new President.

A similar copy will be sent to the Election Commission.


Unlucky ’13’ is lucky for Pranab


New Delhi, July 22:  The number 13, normally considered an unlucky number,  is a lucky number for Pranab Mukherjee, India’s 13th President.

 

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Following are a few facts:

# Pranab Mukherjee lives at 13, Talkatora Road in New Delhi and is expected to be the 13th President of India.

# Pranab married Shuvra Mukherjee on July 13, 1957, and has two sons and a daughter.

# Pranab was elected to 14th Lok Sabha on 13th May, 2004.

# Mukherjee’s name came up as the UPA’s Presidential candidate and was revealed for the first time on Wednesday, June 13.

# The addition of first two digits of the age of 76-year-old veteran Congress leader also totals up to number 13.

# When asked about this figure playing a key role in his life, he said “I don’t have any superstition. I don’t believe in that. 13 is a lucky number. 13 means pure.13 (tera) is God.”

# Mukherjee recalled that when he moved into the current Talkatora Road bunglow as a Member of Parliament, he was cautioned by many that the number 13 means unlucky.

# But it did not happen, and Mukherjee all through held key positions of power and is now India’s 13th President.