President Droupadi Murmu visited the INS Vikrant in Kochi on Thursday, March 16, 2023, to interact with the officers and sailors on board the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier.
IMAGE: The Supreme Commander of India's armed forces poses for a photograph on board the INS Vikrant. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: President Murmu, flanked by Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar, left, and Commodore Vidhyadhar Harke, the commanding officer of the Vikrant, right. Photograph: RB OFFICE/PTI Photo
IMAGE: President Murmu is greeted by Admiral Hari Kumar and other naval officers as she boards the Vikrant. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: The Admiral presents the President with a unique memento to mark her visit. Photograph: RB OFFICE/PTI Photo
IMAGE: Commodore Harke explains what the Vikrant can do to President Murmu as Admiral Hari Kumar looks on. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: President Murmu in the Vikrant's central control room, here and below. Photograph: RB OFFICE/PTI Photo
Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: The President with the CNS before bidding the Vikrant farewell. Photograph: ANI Photo
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