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Survivor in actor rape case writes to President seeking justice
• Dec. 10, 2024, 2:49 AM ET (The Hindu)
president of India, the head of state of the Republic of India. The president, or rashtrapati, is indirectly elected every five years by an electoral college comprising the elected members of both houses of India’s parliament—the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha—as well as the elected representatives of all legislative assemblies of the states of India and the union territories of Delhi and Puducherry. The president is called the first citizen of India and serves as the de facto commander in chief of the Indian Armed Forces. The president serves a five-year term, and there is no limit on the ...(100 of 527 words)