Karwar, Dec. 29 -- President Droupadi Murmu undertook her maiden submarine sortie aboard INS Vaghsheer, a state-of-the-art Kalvari-class submarine here yesterday.

Accompanied by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, she embarked on the submarine at Karwar Naval Harbour.

During over 2-hour-long sortie, she interacted with submarine crew and witnessed operational demonstrations. Murmu became the second President to take sortie in a Submarine after President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, who embarked similar sortie aboard INS Sindhurakshak in 2006. Earlier in Nov. 2024, President Murmu had witnessed an Operational Demonstration by the Indian Navy onboard the indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.

Later in the visitor's book, the Presi...