Overview

• Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami posted on X praying for Ram Nath Kovind’s long life, excellent health, and prosperity while seeking blessings from Baba Kedar.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded Kovind’s service and guidance in an X message and wished him good health and a long life.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also extended greetings.
• Coverage reiterates that Kovind served as India’s 14th President from July 25, 2017, after a tenure as Bihar’s Governor from August 2015 to June 2017.
• Background details note his birth on October 1, 1945, legal career from 1971 at the Delhi High Court and Supreme Court, and two Rajya Sabha terms from 1994 to 2006 with service on key committees.