Murmu Begins Three-State Tour With Tribal Pride Day Event in Chhattisgarh
The schedule features a cultural festival inauguration at the President’s Secunderabad retreat before a centenary session for Sri Sathya Sai Baba in Puttaparthi.
Overview
- President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Ambikapur on Thursday to serve as chief guest at the state-level Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas marking Birsa Munda’s birth anniversary.
- The celebration is being held at the Post Graduate College grounds in Ambikapur, with Governor Ramen Deka presiding, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai welcoming, and Union tribal affairs ministers in attendance.
- The state government programme includes the planned launch of the Chief Minister’s Tribal Village Akhra Vikas Yojana by the President to develop traditional community spaces in tribal villages.
- On November 21, she is scheduled to inaugurate the second Bharatiya Kala Mahotsav 2025 at Rashtrapati Nilayam in Bolarum, Secunderabad, showcasing traditions from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Goa, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
- Her office has confirmed that on November 22 she will attend a special session in Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi, commemorating the centenary of Sri Sathya Sai Baba.