Assam: President Murmu takes maiden sortie in fighter aircraft in Tezpur

Update: 2023-04-08 08:04 GMT
Group Captain Naveen Kumar Tiwari flew President Murmu in a Sukhoi-30 MKI that took off from the Indian Air Force base at Tezpur. (Image: ANI)

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday (April 8) took her maiden sortie in a fighter aircraft at Tezpur air base in Assam.

Group Captain Naveen Kumar Tiwari flew her in a Sukhoi-30 MKI that took off from the Indian Air Force base.

Murmu, who is on a three-day tour to Assam, reached Tezpur from Guwahati. She was received at the air base by Air Marshal S P Dharkar, Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

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(With agency inputs)

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