New Delhi, June 24:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan amid buzz over a reshuffle of the Union council of ministers.
The president’s office shared pictures of the meeting in a post on X.
“Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan,” the post said.
The meeting, which took place soon after the civil investiture ceremony to confer Padma awards, assumes significance as political circles in the national capital are buzzing with the growing possibility of a cabinet reshuffle.
Earlier in the day, veteran BJP leader from Kerala George Kurian resigned from the Union council of ministers following the expiry of his Rajya Sabha term.
Kurian (65) was Union minister of state for minority affairs and also for fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying.
President Murmu has accepted Kurian’s resignation, a communique issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said.