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All except two of the new Ministers take oath in Hindi

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Nov 09 2014 | 4:16 PM IST
Barring TDP's Y S Chowdary and BJP MP from West Bengal's Asansol seat Babul Supriyo, all other 19 inductees in Modi ministry today took oath in Hindi.
Chowdhary, who is from Hyderabad, and Supriyo took oath in English.
Except Ch. Birender Singh, who said he affirms solemnly to protect the prestige of his position and office, all other ministers took oath in the name of God administered by President Pranab Mukherjee.
Those who took oath in the name of God included Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Manohar Parrikar, Bandaru Dattatreya, Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Mahesh Sharma.

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First Published: Nov 09 2014 | 4:16 PM IST

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