Pranab Mukherjee was sworn in as the 13th president of India at a special ceremony in the Central Hall of parliament on Wednesday.
Mukherjee, 76, succeeded Pratibha Devisingh Patil to begin his five-year term as the head of the state and supreme commander of the Indian armed forces.
In his first speech after his swearing-in, Mukherjee said that he would, in keeping with his high office strive to rise above partisan interests in the service of the people.