IN PICS | Prez Kovind Gets Emotional Upon Reaching His Village, Says Never Imagined 'Ordinary Village Boy' Would Hold India's Top Post

President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday morning reached Paraunkh village where he was welcomed by Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday morning reached Paraunkh village where he was welcomed by Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. (Photo: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn)

"In a rare emotional gesture, after landing at the helipad near his village, Paraunkh of Kanpur Dehat district of Uttar Pradesh, President Ram Nath Kovind bowed and touched the soil to pay obeisance to the land of his birth": the tweet on President of India's official account read. (Photo: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn)

President Ram Nath Kovind addressing a gathering at the Paraunkh village, his birthplace, in Kanpur Dehat district where he said that he had never imagined that an ordinary village boy like him would have the honour of occupying the highest post in the country. (Photo: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn)

"I had never imagined even in my dreams that an ordinary village boy like me would have the honour of occupying the highest post in the country. But, our democratic system made this possible. Wherever I have reached today, the credit goes to the soil of this village, this region, and to your love and blessings," President Ram Nath Kovind said. (Photo: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn)

President Kovind, along with his wife and daughter, also visited the Pathri Devi temple where they offered prayers. (Photo: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn)

President Ram Nath Kovind paid tributes to Dr BR Ambedkar and visited Milan Kendra and Veerangana Jhalkari Bai Inter College: Rashtrapati Bhavan informed. (Photo: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn)

On Friday, President Ram Nath Kovind boarded a special train for Kanpur from Safdarjung railway station in New Delhi. (Photo: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn)

President Ram Nath Kovind's train trip to his hometown in Uttar Pradesh was a "once-in-a-lifetime experience" and a "moment of pride" for the railway employees involved in its operation. This was the first time in 15 years that an president took a train ride. He has also become the first president not to travel on a presidential saloon car. (Photo: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn)

President Ram Nath Kovind arrived in Kanpur late Friday evening aboard his special presidential train and was received by Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a grand welcome ceremony. (Photo: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn)

The last time a president travelled by train was in 2006 when A P J Abdul Kalam boarded a special train from Delhi to Dehradun to attend the passing-out parade of the Indian Military Academy (IMA) cadets. Records show that the country's first president, Rajendra Prasad, often undertook train journeys, the Rashtrapati Bhavan had stated. (Photo: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn)