President Kovind leaves for Mauritius, Madagascar

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind left for a five-day visit to the island nations of Madagascar and Mauritius in the Indian Ocean on Sunday.

The president will be the chief guest at the celebration commemorating the 50th year of the independence of Mauritius.

He left for the visit from the Airport Force Station (AFS) Palam airport, Delhi.

The President is accompanied by Union ministers Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Delhi BJP President and MP Manoj Tiwari, Hukum Dev Narayan Yadav, R. Radhakrishan, Vijila Sathyanath, Bharat Lal, Ruchi Ghanshyam, Jaideep Majumdar and Manoj Yadav.