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Tuesday, Feb 14, 2006
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Security Kalam gets a feel of life in submarine Our Bureau
HANDS-ON REVIEW: The President, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, flanked by the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Arun Prakash, and the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command, Vice-Admiral Suresh Mehta (left), onboard the submarine INS Sindhurakshak in Visakhapatnam on Monday. Mr Kalam became the first Indian President to make an operational sortie on a submarine. - K.R. Deepak
Visakhapatnam , Feb. 13 THE President, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, created history on Monday by becoming the first Head of State in the country to sail in a submarine. He went on a sortie on INS Sindhurakshak in the Bay of Bengal for a few hours today. He boarded the submarine after presenting the President's Colour to the Eastern Fleet. Sailing in the Russian-made Kilo-class vessel, Mr Kalam witnessed the intricacies of submarine operations, including simulated launch of torpedoes. "It was my first experience (to sail in a submarine underwater) and I learnt how the silent force of Indian Navy would function when it was underwater," Mr Kalam told newspersons after the sortie. The functioning and duties of a submarine were demonstrated to the President and he commented that the demonstrations explained how capable and tough the Navy is when the enemy wanted to test the country's capabilities. "Success comes if we work vary hard in the midst of challenges. I experienced the challenges the submarine faces to make our country powerful," the President said.
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