Jay Mandal/On Assignment
Hours before being sworn in as India's 13th President, Pranab Mukherjee appeared relaxed and in high spirits.
On Tuesday, the President-elect's Talkatora Road residence was teeming with visitors who wanted to congratulate him and wish him luck as he embarks on a new assignment.
PS: Do notice the caricature by R K Laxman hanging on the wall in the picture. The President-elect surely does have a sense of humour.
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Fun, laughter at the Mukherjee household in Delhi
Among the many people who came to wish Pranab was a group of students from the Bal Bhavan Public School in Delhi
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Fun, laughter at the Mukherjee household in Delhi
This performance could probably be the most memorable moment of this young schoolboy's life.
Also seen in the image is Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad
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Fun, laughter at the Mukherjee household in Delhi
The primary school student's song seems to have really given India's 13th President seamless joy.
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Fun, laughter at the Mukherjee household in Delhi
West Bengal governor M K Narayanan too was seen at the Talkatora Road residence, which Pranab will vacate on Wednesday once he takes the oath of office as President
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