Venkaiah Naidu: From farmer’s son to India’s vice president
Updated on Aug 11, 2017 04:50 pm IST
Former Union minister Venkaiah Naidu was sworn in as the thirteenth vice president of India at Rashtrapati Bhawan on Friday morning. President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath to 68-year-old Naidu at a grand ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his cabinet members, among others. Venkaiah Naidu has don many hats in the past, we have probed into his past and here are ten things you should know about your newly appointed vice president.
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