Chandrikapersad Santokhi, Suriname's Indian-origin President takes oath in Sanskrit
World | July 25, 2020 10:30 ISTIndia-origin Chandrikapersad Santokhi, Suriname's newly-elected President, took oath in Sanskrit while holding Vedas in his hand during the inauguration ceremony on July 16. During the oath-taking ceremony, Santokhi repeated the Sanskrit verses chanted by the priest.