President Droupadi Murmu To Undertake Submarine Sea Sortie From Karwar On December 28

President Droupadi Murmu (Image: ScreenGrab)

President Droupadi Murmu is set to undertake a sea sortie aboard a submarine from Karwar Harbour in Karnataka on December 28, according to an official statement from Rashtrapati Bhavan.

With this, she will become the second President of India to travel in a submarine after Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, who undertook a submarine sortie on February 13, 2006, from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.

The submarine visit will take place during the President’s four-day tour of Goa, Karnataka and Jharkhand, starting on Saturday. Rashtrapati Bhavan said Murmu will depart for Goa on the evening of December 27.

“On December 28, the President will take a sea sortie in a submarine from Karwar Harbour, Karnataka,” the statement said.

Murmu had earlier made history by becoming the first Indian President to fly sorties in two frontline fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force. She flew in a Rafale fighter jet on October 29 this year and had earlier taken a sortie in a Sukhoi-30 MKI aircraft in 2023.

After completing her engagements in the western region, the President will travel to Jharkhand. On Monday, she will attend the centenary celebrations of Ol Chiki, the script of the Santhal community, in Jamshedpur.

“On the same day, she will also address the 15th convocation ceremony of NIT, Jamshedpur,” the Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said.

On December 30, Murmu will attend the Antarrajyiy Jansanskritik Samagam Samaroh, Kartik Jatra, in Gumla district of Jharkhand, where she is scheduled to address the gathering.

The visit highlights the President’s continued engagement with the armed forces as well as her participation in cultural and academic programmes across the country.