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Vice-President to tour Kerala on 21-22 May  

VP to inaugurate the Silver Jubilee Celebration of the Kerala Legislative Assembly building

VP to visit Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala

Vice-President to visit and pay respects to his school teacher in Thalassery

Posted On: 19 MAY 2023 5:17PM by PIB Delhi

The Vice-President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar will be on his maiden two day visit to Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram & Kannur) on May 21-22, 2023.

After his arrival on May 21st, the Vice-President will offer prayers at Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, Thiruvananthapuram.

On May 22nd, the Vice-President will inaugurate the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the Kerala Legislative Assembly building in Thiruvananthapuram, where he will address the gathering and release a Souvenir of Kerala Legislature International Book Festival – 2023. The Legislative Assembly building was inaugurated on 22nd May 1998 by the former President of India, late Shri K.R. Narayanan.

Later in the day, the Vice-President will visit the Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala, Kannur, where he will interact with the cadets. This marks the first visit by any Vice-President of India to the INA.

During the tour of Kannur, the Vice-President will pay respects to his teacher, Ms. Rathna Nair at her residence in Thalassery. Ms. Nair taught Shri Dhankhar when he was a student of Sainik School, Chittorgarh.

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