Congratulations to Draupadi Murmu, President-elect of the Republic of India 2022-07-22 17:00:00 Vladimir Putin congratulated Draupadi Murmu on her election to the post of President of the Republic of India. The message reads, in part: “We attach much importance to the relations of special privileged strategic partnership with India. I hope your activities as the head of state will promote the further development of the Russian-Indian political dialogue and productive cooperation in different areas for the benefit of our friendly nations and in the interests of stronger international stability and security.”