The photograph, released by central government publicity arm PIB, is from a ceremony at former deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani’s home on March 31, 2024, where President Murmu conferred the Bharat Ratna on the nonagenarian. ADVERTISEMENT“Prime Minister Modi, this is for you. The President is standing, the Prime Minister is sitting, we had never seen that before,” Mamata thundered from her Esplanade dharna dais. “Do you pay respect to President Murmu, who is a woman and a tribal leader?” she asked.

Source: The Telegraph March 09, 2026 15:03 UTC