WRAP More cover of new president being sworn in

(25 Jul 2002) SHOTLIST :

1. Tilt down from decorated dome of central hall in Parliament, to wide shot audience
2. Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee arriving for swearing-in ceremony
3. New president Abdul Kalam and outgoing President K.R. Narayanan taking their places on dias
4. Wide shot audience
5. Kalam being administered oath of Office by chief justice of India B.N.Kirpal
6. Cutaway blind school child
7. Kalam shaking hands with Narayanan and exchanging places
8. Wide shot audience clapping
9. Kalam signing
10. Cutaway photographers
11. SOUNDBITE (English) APJ Abdul Kalam, new president of India
"Today our country is facing the challenges such as cross-border terrorism, certain internal conflicts and unemployment. To face these challenges, there must be a vision to ensure the focused action of one (B) billion citizens of this great country with varied capabilities. What can be the vision? It can be none other than to
transform India into a developed nation."
12. Wide shot audience getting up
13. Various of Kalam leaving
14. Cutaway Indian Prime Minister and other dignitaries waiting for new president to arrive to receive the ceremonial guard of honour
15. Kalam arrives in horse drawn carriage
16. Cutaway dignitaries
17. Kalam
18. Wide shot President receiving ceremonial guard of honour at presidential palace
10. Midshot, Army, navy, airforce
11. Kalam in Jeep driving by army navy and airforce
12. Various of Kalam

STORYLINE :

A missile scientist who advocates nuclear weapons as a war deterrent was sworn in as India's new president on Thursday.

APJ Abdul Kalam took the oath of office given by Supreme Court Chief Justice BN Kirpal at a brief ceremony in India's circular pink sandstone parliament building.

The 20-minute ceremony was witnessed by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, his cabinet members, lawmakers and diplomats.

In his acceptance speech, Kalam said India should brace itself to face the growing threats posed by terrorism, internal conflicts and unemployment and have a long term vision to transform itself into a developed country.

Kalam was elected last Thursday.

Both the Hindu nationalist-led governing coalition and the major opposition Congress party had backed Kalam.

The 70-year-old military scientist embodies India's multi-communal makeup as the son of minority Muslim parents who has embraced the Hindu beliefs of the majority.

The new president also symbolises his country's political and strategic ambitions.

For more than four decades, Kalam worked in India's defence laboratories, spearheading its space and nuclear-capable missile programme.

He was part of the team that conducted five underground nuclear tests in May 1998 that triggered a chain reaction of global criticism, economic sanctions and matching tests by neighbouring Pakistan.

Kalam strongly advocates scientific education and invited more than 100 schoolchildren to Thursday's ceremony.

For many Indians, Kalam's rise, from humble beginnings as the son of an illiterate boatman in southern Tamil Nadu state to the top of India's scientific and political establishment, symbolises the strength of India's democracy.

But critics of Vajpayee's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party say Kalam's choice was to paper over the anti-Muslim image that the government acquired after sectarian violence broke out in Gujarat state in February.

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