A tribal political leader from Odisha named Droupadi Murmu will represent the NDA in the upcoming presidential election. If elected, Murmu, 64, a former governor of Jharkhand, will become the first tribal woman to hold the top constitutional position.
Murmu, a member of the Santhal ethnic group, was born on June 20, 1958, in the hamlet of Baidaposi in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. As per reports her father, Biranchi Narayan Tudu, and grandfather were the village headmen under the Panchayati Raj System.
Teacher prior to entering politics
10 days on, Jharaphula’s death still a mystery Post News Network
Jharaphula Nayak was a student of Ramadevi Women’s University in Bhubaneswar.
Meanwhile, Rakesh Swain, the prime accused who was produced by the Kuakhia police in the court of the district and sessions judge in Jajpur Friday after the expiry of the remand period, has been sent to the sub-jail in Jajpur town till February 12.
The police are yet to find out the cause of Jharaphula’s death.
The investigation so far
During a search operation at his house at Sundarpada in Bhubaneswar, the police recovered Rakesh’s mobile phone. The police have pinned hopes on the mobile phone hoping that it will provide them some leads to solve the mystery.