Hyderabad, Jun 29 President Pranab Mukherjee arrived here today for a customary southern sojourn during which he will stay at Rashtrapati Nilayam, one of the Presidential Retreats.
E S L Narasimhan, common Governor of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, his ministerial colleagues along with other officials accorded a warm welcome to the President at the Hakimpet Air Force station here.
Rao touched the feet of Mukherjee in a show of respect while welcoming him.
During his 10-day southern sojourn, the President would visit the famous temple town of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh on July 1, a press release issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan said yesterday.
On July 3, the President will receive the first copy of a book, 'Uniki' written by Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao, at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre, it said.
Mukherjee would also inaugurate a 'Nakshatra Vatika' (constellation garden) at Rashtrapati Nilayam in Bolarum area on July 6. The sojourn will end on July 8. The Rashtrapati Nilayam building was taken over from the Nizam of Hyderabad after India attained independence and handed over to the President's Secretariat.
Constructed during 1860, the building premises is spread over 90 acres.
The President visits the Rashtrapati Nilayam and stays there at least once a year and conducts official business from the Nizam-era building.
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Rao touched the feet of Mukherjee in a show of respect while welcoming him.
During his 10-day southern sojourn, the President would visit the famous temple town of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh on July 1, a press release issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan said yesterday.
On July 3, the President will receive the first copy of a book, 'Uniki' written by Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao, at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre, it said.
Mukherjee would also inaugurate a 'Nakshatra Vatika' (constellation garden) at Rashtrapati Nilayam in Bolarum area on July 6. The sojourn will end on July 8. The Rashtrapati Nilayam building was taken over from the Nizam of Hyderabad after India attained independence and handed over to the President's Secretariat.
Constructed during 1860, the building premises is spread over 90 acres.
The President visits the Rashtrapati Nilayam and stays there at least once a year and conducts official business from the Nizam-era building.
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