The President of India may resign from his/her office by writing under

The President of India may resign from his/her office by writing under his/her hand. To whom of the following is his/her resignation addressed to?

The Chief Justice of India
The senior most available Judge of the Supreme Court, in the absence of the Chief Justice of India
The Vice President of India
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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According to Article 56(1)(a) of the Constitution of India, the President may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Vice-President, resign his office. The Vice-President is required to immediately communicate this to the Speaker of the House of the People.
The President addresses his/her resignation letter to the Vice-President of India.
The Vice-President performs the duties of the President in case of a vacancy in the office of the President due to death, resignation, removal, or otherwise (Article 65). The Vice-President continues to act as President until a new President is elected and enters upon his office.
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