Just how onerous is the job of India’s head of state? The current secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee, Omita Paul, provided the answer when she described her current stint as “relaxed”. After her hectic days as advisor to Mukherjee when he was finance minister, Paul, speaking to guests at a post-concert tea at Rashtrapati Bhavan, admitted that her workload was now much lighter. The sentiment was echoed by her boss who told guests he was “very much enjoying” his new life.

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First Published: Sep 26 2012 | 12:45 AM IST

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