India elects first president from tribal community

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates Droupadi Murmu after she was elected as the country's first president from the tribal community, in New Delhi, India, July 21, 2022. India's Press Information Bureau/Handout via REUTERS

Indian lawmakers on Thursday chose Droupadi Murmu as the country's first president from the tribal community.

"India scripts history," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Twitter. "A daughter of India hailing from a tribal community born in a remote part of eastern India has been elected our President!"

Droupadi Murmu, India's first female president from the tribal community, is welcomed at her temporary residence in New Delhi, India, July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Aushree Fadnavis

(Reporting by Shilpa Jamkhandikar in Mumbai, additional reporting by Nigam Prusty, editing by Mark Heinrich)