Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. As Taranisen Tudu and his wife Sukri Tudu leave for New Delhi to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the county s first tribal president Droupadi Murmu on Monday, the people in her Upabeda village are praying for her prosperity.
Taranisen is the brother of President-elect Droupadi Murmu, who lives along with his family at Uparbeda village, about 20 kilometres from Rairangpur in Odisha s Mayurbhanj district. India News | Droupadi Murmu s Village Wants Prosperity for Her as President.
Droupadi Murmu wins President elections: Workers of the ruling BJD, which had pledged its support to the NDA presidential nominee, along with common people, were seen bursting crackers and distributing sweets near Biju Patnaik Golei Chhak in Rairangpur to mark the occasion.
India Today travelled to Odisha’s Uperbeda, the native village of presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu. Mud houses and thatched roofs littered the small village that has a population of 6,623.