Published: January 2020 (6 years ago) in issue Nº 366
Keywords: Special Guests (VIPs), President of India, Lt. Governor of Pondicherry, Governing Board, Matrimandir and Working Committee
References: Shri Ram Nath Kovind, Kiran Bedi, Prof Sachidananda Mohanty, Shri Madan Gopal Madabhushi and Mr Srinivasmurty
President of India visits Auroville
President Shri Ram Nath Kovind with Governing Board member Prof Mohanty
The Honorable President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind visited the Matrimandir on the evening of 23rd December 2019 with his family. Accompanied by the Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry Smt. Kiran Bedi, he was received by Thiru D. Jayakumar, Minister for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms of the Tamil Nadu Government; Shri V.K. Siljio, Director UNESCO Division of the Ministry of Human Resource Development; Prof Sachidananda Mohanty and Shri Madan Gopal Madabhushi, members of the Governing Board of the Auroville Foundation, and Mr. Srinivasamurthy, the Acting Secretary of the Auroville Foundation. The visit was also attended by members of the Matrimandir team and the Working Committee of the Residents’ Assembly of the Auroville Foundation.
The Honorable President spent half an hour in the Chamber and afterwards exchanged a few words with Thiru Jayakumar and the members of the Governing Board and Working Committee. The President enquired about the status of proper public transport access to Auroville, and members of the Working Committee indicated the need for suitable land protection for Auroville.