President to visit Tamil Nadu, West Bengal

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will leave Friday on a three−day trip to Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.

The president will be part of the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Tamil Nadu assembly Nov 30. He will attend the sesquicentennial celebrations of the Calcutta High Court Dec 1, said an official statement.

Mukherjee will also participate in the centenary celebrations of the National Test House in Kolkata before returning to Delhi Dec 2.

IANS 2012-11-29 14:22:06

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