Today, President Droupadi Murmu unveiled the bust of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, the first and only Indian Governor-General of independent India, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The bust of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, located near the Grand Open Staircase near Ashok Mandap, replaced the bust of Edwin Lutyens.
The President stated that this initiative is part of a series of steps being taken to move away from colonial mindset and embrace, with pride, the richness of India's culture, heritage, timeless traditions, and to honor those who served Bharat Mata with their extraordinary contributions. Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, Union Ministers Jagat Prakash Nadda, Dr S Jaishankar, Dharmendra Pradhan, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Dr L Murugan, and the family members of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari were present at the event.
