Odisha’s tribal heartland erupts into a frenzy anticipating Droupadi Murmu’s victory
The Hindu
In the run-up to the counting of votes in the Indian presidential elections, thousands of laddoos were prepared at Rairangpur, the home town of NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu
The tribal heartland in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on July 21 erupted into a frenzy in anticipation of National Democratic Alliance candidate Droupadi Murmu becoming next President of India.
The ecstatic people celebrated the historic moment as Ms. Murmu is set to be the first tribal woman President of India. Her native village, Uparbeda and her in-laws’ village, Pahadpur, is euphoric as the counting of votes for the presidential election began in the morning.
In the run-up to the counting of votes, thousands of laddoos were prepared at Rairangpur, the home town of the former Governor of Jharkhand, for mass distribution. The small town was decorated with lights and flooded with banners congratulating the daughter of soil.
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“This is a historic moment in life of everyone irrespective of they being tribal or non-tribal in Odisha. We are proud of Ms. Murmu who hails from this remote part of India. It is a wonderful feeling of accomplishment. The celebration is not going to be over in a day. It could stretch on for months and even a year,” said Gopal Besra, who hails from Tiring, on Odisha-Jharkhand border.
From the morning, school students of Sri Aurobindo Integral Education and Research Institute, Rairangpur, where she worked as a teacher for brief period, gathered to celebrate the day.
“With she becoming the President of India, every institute that she was part of during her lifetime has become special and entered into history book. The excitement among students, teachers and all staff was cannot be expressed in words,” said Rabindra Patnaik, a member of institute’s management committee.
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