Former Union Finance Minister and President elect Pranab Mukherjee will be swearing in as the 13th President of India tomorrow, on 25 July 2012. The Supreme Court Chief Justice, Justice S H Kapadiya will administer the oath of office on Pranab Mukherjee at 11.30 AM in the Central Hall of the Parliament.

According to Home Ministry communication, the prestigious swearing-in ceremony of the President will be attended by Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and many other VVIPs. The ceremony will be declared started with arrival of the outgoing President Smt. Pratibha Patil accompanied by the President-elect Pranab Mukherjee. The home department release also states that the Armed Forces will Salute the new President by firing into air 21-times as soon as he President takes oath of office. Later, as mark of respect, the new President will accompany the outgoing President Pratibha Patil to her Tughlak Road residence.

According to Rashtrapathi Bhavan release, Smt. Pratibha Patil will relinquish her offices as the President of India today. She will be addressing the nation at 7PM today on Doordarshan and Radio, All the DD channels and All India Radio stations will broadcast the program, both in English and Hindi languages.