President Murmu embarks on submarine sortie at Karwar naval base

**EDS: THIRD PARTY IMAGE** In this image posted on Dec. 28, 2025, President Droupadi Murmu with Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi during a sortie on the Navy's indigenous Kalvari class submarine INS Vaghsheer at Karwar Naval Base, Karnataka. (@rashtrapatibhvn/X via PTI Photo)(PTI12_28_2025_000073B) *** Local Caption ***

New Delhi, Dec 28 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday embarked on a submarine sortie at the Karwar naval base in Karnataka, officials said.

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi accompanied the President onboard INS Vaghsheer, a Kalvari class submarine.

The President is also the Supreme Commander of the armed forces.

This maiden sortie onboard a Kalvari Class Submarine by President Murmu is the second by a President.

APJ Abdul Kalam was the first president to undertake a submarine sortie. PTI MPB DV DV

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