Barack Hussein Obama is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office.
The Obamas took off their shoes to lay a wreath at Raj Ghat, the Mahatma Gandhi memorial in New Delhi .
That is the custom for entering Raj Ghat, a sunken grass courtyard memorial to Gandhi.
It was the second time the Obamas had paid respects to Gandhi during their first official visit to India. In Mumbai on Saturday, the coupled visited a home in a museum where Gandhi once lived.
After 30 years, he is the first president who has come to India in the first term of Presidency .
President Obama speaking in Indian Parliament .
It was the second time the Obamas had paid respects to Gandhi during their first official visit to India. In Mumbai on Saturday, the coupled visited a home in a museum where Gandhi once lived.
After 30 years, he is the first president who has come to India in the first term of Presidency .
President Obama speaking in Indian Parliament .
0 comments:
Post a Comment