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Smriti Irani meets President Droupadi Murmu amid row over Adhir Chowdhury’s ‘rashtrapatni’ comment

Union minister Smriti Irani on Friday visited the Rashtrapati Bhavan and met newly elected President of India Droupadi Murmu, a day after Irani raised – in the Lok Sabha – the issue of Murmu’s insult by Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury who referred to Murmu as ‘rashtrapatni’ . Smriti Irani paid a visit to Droupadi Murmu along with the ministers of state of her two departments — Mahendra Munjpara, MoS for Women & Child Development and John Barla, MoS for minority affairs. “Had the privilege of calling upon the Honourable President of India Droupadi Murmu Ji…” Smriti Irani tweeted.