President Ram Nath Kovind Bows, Touches Ground Upon Arrival At Hometown

President Ram Nath Kovind lauded the democratic system of the country that allowed a "village boy" like him to discharge the responsibilities of the highest office of the country.

President Ram Nath Kovind, visiting his hometown for the first time since assuming office, bowed and touched the soil of his village Paraunkh in  Kanpur Dehat district of Uttar Pradesh as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Governor Anandiben Patel waited to greet him upon arrival. In a rare emotional gesture, after landing at the helipad near his village, Paraunkh of Kanpur Dehat district of Uttar Pradesh, President Ram Nath Kovind bowed and touched the soil to pay obeisance to the land of his birth. pic.twitter.com/zx6OhUchSu Dressed in a cream coloured bandhgala and black shoes, the President, soon after landing at a helipad near his village, got down to touch the hard ground and place the fingers back on his forehead as a mark of respect for his hometown. The President's Office tweeted the pictures.