Celebrations as Pratibha Patil is Indias first female president

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(21 Jul 2007) • 1. Wide of President-elected Pratibha Patil waving and flashing victory sign • 2. Mid of Patil flashing victory sign • 3. Media • 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Pratibha Patil, President-elected of India: • I am grateful to the people of India and the men and women of India and this is a victory of the principles which our Indian people uphold. Once again I thank everyone of you, thank you. • 5. Media • 6. Close of Patil flashing victory sign • 7. Wide of Prime Minister's car arriving at Patil's residence • 8. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh coming out of car and flashing victory sign • 9. Wide of Home Minister Shivraj Patil (in dark suit) arriving • 10. Wide of Patil, Singh and Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi coming out of Patil's residence • 11. Wide of ministers flanking them • 12. Wide of Patil, Singh and Sonia Gandhi waving; greeting each other • 13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India: • The victory of Shrimati (Mrs) Pratibha Patil for the august office of the President is a victory of those forces which seek to unite all our people. This election is a vote against the politics of divisiveness, the politics which seeks to divide our people and is a vote in favour of unity and strengthening the foundations of our secular republic. • 14. Media • 15. SOUNDBITE: (Hindi) Sonia Gandhi, Congress Party President: • It is a matter of great happiness that for the first time since Independence, a woman has become the President of India and I would like to thank everybody concerned. • 16. Wide of women members of the Congress Party dancing to drumbeats • 17. Wide of women sitting with Congress flag • 18. Mid of women supporters dancing • 19. Wide of women sitting and clapping • 20. Wide of a woman holding poster saying 'A hearty thank you to Sonia Gandhi for making Pratibha Patil the first woman president of India' • 21. Back shot of two policewomen with women standing in the background • 22. Wide of supporters treating each other to sweets • 23. Wide of President house • STORYLINE • India got its first female president on Saturday in a victory hailed as a special moment in a country where discrimination against women is often • deep-rooted and widespread. • Pratibha Patil, 72, won almost two-thirds of the votes cast by national lawmakers and state legislators. • She had the support of the governing Congress party and its political allies, and had been widely expected to win. • The election of a woman to the largely ceremonial post continues an Indian tradition using the presidency to give a high-profile voice to disadvantaged communities. • This is a victory of the principles of which our Indian people uphold, she said in a brief statement to reporters, flashing the victory sign to her supporters. • While India has had several women in positions of power, most notably Indira Gandhi, who was elected to the more powerful position of prime minister in 1966, and her daughter-in-law, Sonia Gandhi, women still face rampant discrimination. • Many Indian families regard daughters as a liability due to a tradition requiring a bride's family to pay a groom's family a large dowry of cash and gifts. • As a consequence their education is often neglected, and many don't get adequate medical treatment when ill. • International groups estimate that some 10 million female foetuses have been aborted in the country over the last two decades. • It is a matter of great happiness that for the first time since Independence, a woman has become the President of India and I would like to thank everybody concerned, said Sonia Ghandi. • save themselves from 16th century Muslim invaders. • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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