President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday returned to the national capital after his 14-day stay in southern India.
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, along with his cabinet colleagues and top officials, saw the President off at Hakimpet airport in Hyderabad.
During the 14-day visit that began on December 18, the President participated in the convocation of Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering (MCEME) and a meeting of the Indian Economic Association in Hyderabad.
President Mukherjee also visited Karnataka on December 22 and 23 to attend various programmes.
He visited Andhra Pradesh on December 25 to inaugurate the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam's Vedic school and also offered prayers at Tirumala temple.
The President will receive New Year greetings from dignitaries and general public as well as officials of Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow (January 1, 2016).
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