Pranab Mukherjee shifts from 340-room Rashtrapati Bhavan to 2-storey villa at Rajaji road
After inspecting the President's Bodyguards, Mukherjee was accompanied to his new residence by Kovind, led by the horse-mounted bodyguards.
New Delhi, July 25: After five years of stay in the 340-room Presidential mansion, Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday mopved to his new residence -- 10, Rajaji Marg, a short distance from the massive Presidential Palace.
Keeping with the tradition, President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday gave a warm farewell to his immediate predecessor Pranab Mukherjee and accompanied him to his new residence to bid him good bye.
Earlier, Kovind was given a guard of honour by the President's Bodyguards after being sworn in as the new President.
Before entering the study of the Presidential Palace, Kovind inspected an inter-services guard of honour.
Then the outgoing President was given a guard of honour by the Presidential Bodyguards.
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After inspecting the President's Bodyguards, Mukherjee was accompanied to his new residence by Kovind, led by the horse-mounted bodyguards.
A host of VVIPs, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, union ministers, opposition leaders, governors, chief ministers and Chiefs of Staff attended the event.
IANS