Paramaribo, July 1 -- Suriname's newly elected National Assembly chairman Ashwin Adhin took his oath in the Sanskrit language.

He is now the second leader in Suriname to take his oath in Sanskrit.

The Indian Embassy in Suriname shared a video on the social media platform X, which showed Adhin taking the oath.

In a post on X, the Indian Embassy in Suriname stated, "Newly elected the Chairman of the National Assembly, Mr. Adhin, became the second leader in Suriname who took his oath in Sanskrit, a classical language of India."

https://x.com/IndEmbSur/status/1939870244387819823

India's Ambassador to Suriname, Subhash Gupta, attended the inaugural session of Suriname's National Assembly (NA) on June 29, during which Ashwin Adhin was elec...