India set to get first woman President
Updated on Jun 16, 2007 02:17 am IST
After much speculation, the ruling alliance on Thursday announced the 72-year old Pratibha Patil as its candidate for the upcoming polls. With this India is all set to get its first woman President. Reports said Patil emerged as a unanimous choice after differences with the Communists and other allies over the candidature of Home Minister Shivraj Patil and Karan Singh, an intellectual and former royal of Jammu and Kashmir.
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