THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: President Droupadi Murmu, the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces, arrived in the state capital on Wednesday to attend the Navy Day celebrations being hosted in Kerala for the first time.
She was accorded a ceremonial reception at the airport, where Governor Rajendra V. Arlekar, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other senior dignitaries received her.
Soon after her arrival, the President inspected a ceremonial guard of honour before proceeding to the city for the evening’s events at Shankhumukham Beach, which has been transformed into a grand venue for the naval showcase.
Navy Day commemorates the Indian Navy’s daring and successful attack on the Karachi harbour during the 1971 Indo-Pak war—an operation that remains a defining chapter in the nation’s maritime history.