Dehradun, June 20 -- President Droupadi Murmu grew visibly emotional during her visit to the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (NIEPVD) in Dehradun on Friday, as students sang a heartfelt birthday song dedicated to her. "It seemed they were singing with their hearts, not voices," she said, fighting back tears.

President Murmu was felicitated at the institute by Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (Retd) and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. During her visit, she also inaugurated the newly constructed Rashtrapati Niketan on Rajpur Road.

President Murmu became visibly emotional as students of the institute extended birthday wishes to her with a heartfelt song performance.

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