President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday released the Constitution of India in the Santhali language, written in the Ol Chiki script, at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Calling it a moment of pride for the Santhali community, the President said the initiative would enable Santhali-speaking people to read and understand the Constitution in their own language. She noted that the publication coincides with the centenary year of the Ol Chiki script and praised the Ministry of Law and Justice for completing the work during this milestone year.
Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan and Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal were present at the event.
Santhali, one of India’s oldest living languages, was included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution through the 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act in 2003 and is spoken widely across Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, and Bihar.
