On July 21, 2007 (June 8, 2007 in the lunar calendar), India's first female president, Pratibha Patil, was born. Pratibha Patil On July 21, 2007, the Election Commission of India announced that 72-year-old Pratibha Patil defeated National League candidate Shekavat with a clear margin and won the presidential election, becoming India's first female president in 60 years of independence. The controversial president will be sworn in today. She is the first female president of India since its independence 60 years ago. She has been in politics for 45 years and has served as a local councillor, deputy speaker of the Federal House of Lords, governor of Rajasthan, etc., but she was not the "first choice" of the ruling coalition. She is known as an "impeccable" presidential candidate, but she has experienced the "most intense" presidential campaign in Indian history. In the words of Prime Minister Man-Singh,"the mud of political attacks is flying all over the sky", and some old cases that have been dusty for many years were suddenly uncovered. After she was elected, the Indian public and media unanimously expressed support."Welcome Her Excellency Madam President" and "Break the Last Fortress of Male Rule" were the top headlines of major newspapers here. She is Pratibha Patil, 72, affectionately called "sister-in-law" by Indians. In a country like India that values boys over girls, it is not easy for a female president.