The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, paid homage to Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (December 3, 2021). The President and officials of Rashtrapati Bhavan paid floral tributes before a portrait of Dr Rajendra Prasad.
Dr Rajendra Prasad was a lawyer by training, a freedom fighter and Independent India's first President. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna for his lifelong commitment to serve the people of India. We honour him today for his contributions," the INC's official Twitter handle tweeted.
Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India from 1950 to 1962.
He was a politician and lawyer by training, who joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian Independence Movement and became a major leader from the region of Bihar.
He was an avid supporter of Mahatma Gandhi, and was imprisoned by British authorities during the Salt Satyagraha of 1931 and the Quit India movement of 1942.

"My sincere tribute to former President Bharat Ratna Dr Rajendra Prasad on his birth anniversary. He played an incomparable role in the freedom struggle and the making of the constitution. His life, based on the principle of simple living and great thinking, will always inspire countrymen," the PM also tweeted.