Draupadi Murmu is an inspiring person to know as the second female President of India. Coming from the second biggest country in the world with 1.408 million population after China, as well as from the state that has a very stable democracy in the South Asia Region, she looks like Margaret Thatcher, the last Prime Minister from The United Kingdom. She is 64 years old when she was elected as the 15th President of India, having taken office on 25 July 2022, a very popular woman and a sympathetic person.
She was born on June 20, 1958, in Uparbeda village of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha in a Santali tribal family to Biranchi Narayan Tudu. She had become the former Governor of province state in East India and she has worked various jobs and working in many fields, including the position as two times being legislator or in a parliament.
“As women originally from province east India elected as President of India,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in twitter. He stated that the Member Parliament was elected as the President from one community, a minority in India.
It is known that she was supported by BJP party, lead by Narendra Modi. There is not so many position that could become a president to rule the government as ceremonial only, but she also lead the military part as the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
BJP party under the lead of Narendra Modi, working very hard to get the next position as Prime Party with the goal to win the election now. The aim is to against to a leader for the next goverment of India.
However, President Draupadi Murmu can assist Narendra Modi. She has cooperated together to build India with the strategy cooperation.
As generally succeeding, the new election would be better considering the successful rate of the election, to succeed. We hope Narendra Modi reelected again.
Jakarta, April 13, 2024
*) The author is a lecturer at Muhammadiyah University, Prof Dr Hamka (UHAMKA) Jakarta
