Modi takes oath as 15th PM
New Delhi,Modi, 63, was sworn in by President
Pranab Mukherjee ten days after leading the National Democratic Alliance to a
landslide win in the world's biggest election.
Dressed in a white full sleeve
kurta, a beige Nehru jacket and a white pajama, Modi arrived at Rashtrapati
Bhawan for the event at 6pm to a roar incongruous to the solemnity of the
occasion but underlining the rockstar status that he has achieved over the past
few months.Apart from Modi, a total of 44
ministers were also sworn in.
Modi, a former RSS pracharak who sold tea at a railway station as a young boy,
showed no signs of emotion or nerves as he read out the oath of secrecy and
signed the register, though there appeared to be genuine warmth in the
greetings he exchanged with the president."I, Narendra Damodardas Modi,
do swear in the name of God that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the
Constitution of India as by law established."
The audience of about 5,000 was
packed into the magnificent forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan, and included
Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif - sitting next to outgoing PM Manmohan
Singh - Afghan president Hamid Karzai, Nepal PM Sushil Koirala, Congress
president Sonia Gandhi, former presidents Abdul Kalam and Pratibha Patil and
former PM Deve Gowda.In a statement on the website of
the prime minister's office, which was under transformation from 5pm onwards
and went live after Modi was sworn in, the new PM said, "As we devote
ourselves to take India's development journey to newer heights, we seek your
support, blessings and active participation.""Together we will script a
glorious future for India," added the 63-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) leader.
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