President Murmu takes a dived sortie on submarine INS Vaghsheer from Karwar
President Droupadi Murmu undertook a dived sortie on the Kalvari-class submarine INS Vaghsheer on 28 December 2025 after embarking at Karwar Naval Harbour, Karnataka, becoming the second President after A. P. J. Abdul Kalam to sail in a submarine.
Summary
President Droupadi Murmu undertook a dived sortie of over two hours on the submarine INS Vaghsheer on the Western Seaboard on 28 December 2025, after embarking at Karwar Naval Harbour, Karnataka, accompanied by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi. Murmu is the second President to sail in a submarine after Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, and this was her first embarkation on an indigenous Kalvari-class submarine. The President wrote that the crew, true to INS Vaghsheer's motto 'Veerta Varchasva Vijaya', showed that the Navy's submarines are combat-ready.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 28 December 2025; embarked at Karwar Naval Harbour, Karnataka
- Submarine
- INS Vaghsheer, indigenous Kalvari-class
- Duration
- Over 2 hours, dived sortie
- Accompanied by
- CNS Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi
- Distinction
- Second President after Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam to sail in a submarine
- Motto
- Veerta Varchasva Vijaya
Practice MCQs 3 questions
President Droupadi Murmu's sortie on INS Vaghsheer on 28 December 2025 made her the second President to sail in a submarine. Who was the first?
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Correct answer: C — A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
PIB (President's Secretariat): President Murmu is the second President to take a sortie in a submarine after President Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
From which naval harbour did President Murmu embark INS Vaghsheer for her dived sortie on 28 December 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Karwar
PIB: the President embarked the submarine at Karwar Naval Harbour, Karnataka.
Consider the following statements about President Murmu's sortie on INS Vaghsheer: 1. INS Vaghsheer is an indigenous Kalvari-class submarine. 2. The Chief of the Naval Staff accompanied the President. 3. INS Vaghsheer's motto is 'Sham No Varunah'. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
PIB: INS Vaghsheer is an indigenous Kalvari-class submarine and Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi accompanied the President. The President quoted the submarine's motto as 'Veerta Varchasva Vijaya', so statement 3 is wrong.