Kochi: C P Radhakrishnan, 67, was sworn in as the 15th Vice-President of India on Friday.
President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to Radhakrishnan at a brief ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He took the oath in English in the name of God.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP president J P Nadda were among those who attended the programme.
Former Vice Presidents Jagdeep Dhankhar, Hamid Ansari and Venkaiah Naidu were also present.
Later, he paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, late Prime Ministers A B Vajpayee and Charan Singh at their resting places.
Radhakrishnan also paid tributes to freedom fighters and social reformers at the Prerna Sthal at Parliament House complex. Radhakrishnan had assumed charge as the chairperson of the Rajya Sabha.
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