The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee participated in a special Onam Programme called ‘Kairali’ yesterday (September 3, 2016) at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The programme organized jointly by the Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Government of Kerala was attended by a large number of dignitaries including Shri Mohd Hamid Ansari, Vice President of India, Shri Justice P Sathasivam, Governor of Kerala, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Justice Mohan M Shantanagoud AR, Acting Chief Justice, Kerala High Court, Ministers from Kerala, Members of Parliament, Ambassadors of Gulf countries, Justice KG Balakrishnan, former Chief Justice of India, CPM General Secretary Shri Sitaram Yechuri, CPI General Secretary Shri Sudhakar Reddy, Shri Prakash Karat and Smt. Brinda Karat, Members of the CPM Politburo etc.

The programme included a one hour long cultural programme followed by music and dance forms of Kerala such as Percussion Ensemble, Mohiniattam and Kathakali as well as a specially choreographed show portraying the Onam festival and the heritage of the State, with cultural forms such as Oppana, Mayura Nritham, Theyyam, Kalari, Kerala Natanam, Thiruvathira, and Margam Kali.

The cultural programme was followed by an Onam feast.

This release issued 1630 hrs.