PM Modi Pays Tribute To Former President Kovind Through A Letter

Mr. Kovind takes Twitter to thank PM...

New Delhi: Former President Ram Nath Kovind received a letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi just a day before he demitted the office of President of the country. The former President for having set "the highest standards of principles, probity, performance, sensitivity and service during his tenure," the letter said.

While taking Twitter, the ex-President thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his kind words.

"This letter from Prime Minister @narendramodi has deeply touched me. I take his kind and heartfelt words as a reflection of the love and respect fellow citizens have shown me. I am sincerely grateful to you all," Mr. Kovind tweeted.

In the letter shared by the former President, said, "As your term draws to an end, I join the entire nation in saluting you and extending our deepest gratitude for your outstanding service as the President of our Republic and a long and distinguished career in public life. You set the highest standards of principles, probity and performance, and sensitivity and service."

Moreover, PM Modi paid tribute to Mr. Kovind's journey from a small village in Uttar Pradesh to the Rashtrapati Bhavan, lauding it as "a parable for our country's evolution and development, and an inspiration for our society."

"As we approach the 75th anniversary of Independence, your remarkable personal journey, from a small village deep in the heartland of our country to Rashtrapati Bhavan, has been a parable for our country's evolution and development, and an inspiration for our society. Through your life and career, you have persevered with determination and dignity, with a deep commitment to the morality and integrity that is at the core of the Indian ethos, and with the highest regard and responsibility towards the principles of our Constitution," PM said in his letter.

Further, he said that the former President upheld and reinforced the ideals of the Constitution and the vitality of democracy with sound judgement, great dignity and extraordinary statesmanship.