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President of Mauritius visits Mussoorie

by azzayindia | December 20, 2008 at 07:13 am

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‘Mussoorie is really beautiful’ says Sir Anerood Jugnauth

In a rare display of statesmanship the president of Mauritius. Sir Anerood Jugnauth and his entourage enjoyed the walk on mall road enquiry from the shop keepers about various items on display in the shops. The president of Mauritius Sir Aneroodh Jugnauth arrived from His overnight refuge at Japeey Residency Hotel in Barlowganj around noon and in a rare display started walking on the mall road along with his wife and other members of the squad. The residents and tourists alike were surprised and overawed by this gesture of the state guest. The president walked in Kuri Bazaar and entered in few shops to buy some gift items for the folks back home. The shop Keepers who got this rare privilege of speaking to the president for a few moments said that the president was a humble and polite man and did not display an air of pride while talking.Rajendar a shopkeeper in Kulri Bazaar said that he enquired about the local items of Mussoorie and was interested in woolen items especially. The president along with his wife walked till Picture Palace on foot and was pleased with his stay in Mussoorie.Speaking to Garhwal Post he said that his Mussoorie visit was different from past and he was very much relaxed here. When asked about his views on Mussoorie he said with a sigh “Mussoorie is really beautiful”

After this his carcade moved towards Dhanaulti and Chamba where he would stay for a while and return back in the evening. The residents of Mussoorie were impressed by the simplicity of the man and said that he walked like a commoner in the mall road. The NSG security personals were perplexed at this move by the president and became vary and more alert in guarding the State Guest.

Earlier;

MUSSOORIE, 18 Dec: President of Mauritius Sir Anerood Jugnauth took time out to relax during his visit to Uttarakhand at the Premiere Jaypee Residency Hotel near Mussoorie. He was accompanied by his wife on the occasion. His carcade arrived around evening and went straight into the hotel. Security was beefed up on the occasion and a plethora of NSG Guards surrounded the hotel converting into an army cantonment. The security was so tight that no one was allowed in including media personnel as this was cited as a personal visit. The media persons waited in vain in the cold winter outside for a glimpse of the president but to no avail. The media persons sat at the main gate of the hotel late into the night but were refused entry. The maximum amount of police force from Mussoorie was at JP Hotel, which led to frequent traffic jams on Mall road due to the absence of the traffic person