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India elects first president from tribal community

By Reuters

Droupadi Murmu, 64, a female politician who was nominated as presidential candidate by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), attends a meeting ahead of India's presidential elections, in Ahmedabad. Photo: Reuters/File

MUMBAI, JULY 21

Indian lawmakers on Thursday chose Droupadi Murmu as the country's first president from the tribal community.

'India scripts history,' Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Twitter. 'A daughter of India hailing from a tribal community born in a remote part of eastern India has been elected our President!'