Sudarsan Pattnaik congratulates President-elect Droupadi Murmu with a magnificent sand art on Puri beach

Sudarsan Pattnaik took to Twitter to congratulate President-elect Droupadi Murmu with magnificent sand art on Puri beach.

Acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik took to Twitter to congratulate President-elect Droupadi Murmu with magnificent sand art on Puri beach. The 64-year-old tribal leader from Odisha scripted history on Thursday when she was elected India's first Adivasi President, defeating the Opposition’s Yashwant Sinha. To congratulate and celebrate her win, Pattnaik created a magnificent sand art of Droupadi Murmu on the beach and shared a glimpse of it on his social media handles.

“Heartiest congratulations to the people’s President of India Smt. #DroupadiMurmu ji for historical win. My Sand Art at Puri beach in Odisha,” the photo caption reads.

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Heartiest congratulations to the people’s President of India Smt. #DroupadiMurmu ji for historical win. My SandArt at Puri beach in Odisha . pic.twitter.com/M9ulRxxAYF

Droupadi Murmu will be the first President to be born after independence and also the youngest to occupy the top post. She is the second woman to become India’s First Citizen.