<p>President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate the iconic Mysuru Dasara on September 26, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said Saturday. </p>.<p>Murmu, who was elected as India’s first tribal president in July, will attend the customary puja at the Chamundi temple before inaugurating the Mysuru Dasara festivities. </p>.<p>Bommai said he was authorised by the high-level committee on Dasara to decide on who should inaugurate the festival.</p>.<p>"After much thought, I decided to invite our new President Droupadi Murmu. I got in touch with her office and wrote a letter. I got a response this evening," Bommai said. "So, this time, our first citizen Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate Dasara," he added.</p>.<p>Bommai wrote to Rashtrapati Bhavan on September 6.</p>.<p>This year's Dasara, which starts September 26 Navaratri Day, will return to its full grandeur following a two-year lull due to the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>Last year, former chief minister S M Krishna inaugurated the festivities.</p>
<p>President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate the iconic Mysuru Dasara on September 26, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said Saturday. </p>.<p>Murmu, who was elected as India’s first tribal president in July, will attend the customary puja at the Chamundi temple before inaugurating the Mysuru Dasara festivities. </p>.<p>Bommai said he was authorised by the high-level committee on Dasara to decide on who should inaugurate the festival.</p>.<p>"After much thought, I decided to invite our new President Droupadi Murmu. I got in touch with her office and wrote a letter. I got a response this evening," Bommai said. "So, this time, our first citizen Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate Dasara," he added.</p>.<p>Bommai wrote to Rashtrapati Bhavan on September 6.</p>.<p>This year's Dasara, which starts September 26 Navaratri Day, will return to its full grandeur following a two-year lull due to the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>Last year, former chief minister S M Krishna inaugurated the festivities.</p>
