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President Ram Nath Kovind touches the soil to pay obeisance to the land of his birth after landing at the helipad near his village Paraunkh, in Kanpur Dehat district of Uttar Pradesh. (PTI photo)
Ram Nath Kovind visited his village for the first time after he became President of India. Though he wanted to visit the place earlier, plans could not materialise because of the pandemic, an official statement had earlier said. (PTI photo)
President Ram Nath Kovind pays tribute to Babasaheb Dr BR Ambedkar as he visits his native village Paraunkh in Kanpur Dehat. (PTI Photo)
President of India Ramnath Kovind with first lady Savita Kovind at his paternal village in Kanpur Dehat on Sunday.
Kovind was welcomed by UP governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. During the function at Paraunkh, Adityanath announced a medical college to be set up in Kanpur Dehat.
"For me, Paraunkh is not only a village, it is my 'maatribhoomi' (motherland) from where I get inspiration to serve the country," Kovind said. He said he never imagined an ordinary village boy could occupy the highest post in the country, and thanked the people of the village.
Residents of Paraunkh and other nearby villagers see off the President of India.
