Affectionate welcome awaits Pranab at his 'sasural'

March 05, 2013 08:44

An affectionate welcome awaits President Pranab Mukherjee when he visits his "sasural" for the first time on Tuesday in the sleepy Bhadrbila village on the banks of Chitra river, immortalised by Rabindrnath Tagore in his poems.

The village has been gripped by a festive mood ever since the news filtered in that Mukherjee, accompanied by his wife Shuvra who was born in the village and spent a few years of her early life here, would come calling at the ancestral house of his in-laws on Tuesday morning.

The house of Mukherjee's in-laws has got a facelift by Narail district administration ahead of the first couple's visit and an 8-km road connecting the district headquarter town of Narail with Bhadrabila has been repaired to enable the President and his wife a smooth drive to their destination.

Kazi Rakib, a resident of Bhadrabila, was agog ahead of Mukherjee's visit to the village.

"It is a great pleasure for us that Pranab Mukharjee, our brother- in-law, will visit our village. We will accord a warm reception to him," Rakib said.

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