The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, will address the nation tomorrow on the eve of the 63rd Republic Day.

The address will be telecast over all channels of Doordarshan in Hindi followed by English from 7 P.M. onwards on January 25. The address will also be broadcast over all channels of All India Radio (AIR) in Hindi followed by English from 7 P.M. onwards. In addition, AIR will broadcast the regional language versions of the address over its regional channels from 9.30 P.M. onwards.

This release issued at 1230 hrs.