In a rare and heartwarming moment, President Droupadi Murmu, who is on a visit to Kerala, stepped out of her convoy Thursday to personally greet a group of schoolchildren who had gathered along the roadside to catch her glimpse near the famed Sivagiri Mutt in Varkala.

The students, dressed smartly in their NCC uniforms and holding yellow flowers, were waving enthusiastically as the presidential motorcade passed.

To their astonishment, the convoy suddenly came to a halt.

Security personnel quickly stepped out, signalling that the President herself would alight from her vehicle.

What followed was an unexpected yet touching scene. President Murmu walked towards the group of children, smiling and waving as she interacted with them.

She accepted the yellow flowers offered by the students,

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