Earlier today Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind and several other leaders also condoled the demise of Madhya Pradesh Governor.
This was the second time that the credentials' presentation in Rashtrapati Bhavan happened through video conference in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The meeting comes after the PM Modi had visited Leh earlier this week and addressed soldiers following the June 15 clashes in the higher reaches of that region with Chinese troops in which 20 army personnel sacrificed their lives for the nation.
The International Yoga Day was proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 27, 2014.
Addressing the envoys, Kovind said that the COVID-19 pandemic posed an unprecedented challenge to the global community and the crisis called for greater global cooperation.
I am confident that the administration is doing everything possible to bring the situation under control at the earliest, said President Ram Nath Kovind.
The doctors and medical staff at the hospital said he kept them entertained to the last. He remained jovial and determined to live to the fullest right through two years of treatment across two continents.
Their last interaction was over the export of hydroxychloroquine, which the US wanted for its fight against coronavirus.
Ambedkar, commonly known as Babasaheb, dedicated his life to working for the upliftment of untouchables, women and labourers.
Union Minister Ravishankar Prasad welcomed Gogoi in the Rajya Sabha. President Ram Nath Kovind had nominated the former CJI to the Rajya Sabha on March 16.
