Guwahati: President Droupadi Murmu flew a sortie in a Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft from Tezpur Air Force Station on April 8.
After former President Pratibha Patil who took off from the Pune air force base in a front-line Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet in 2009, Droupadi Murmu became the second female head of state to fly in a warplane.
President Murmu inaugurated the Gaj Utsav 2023 on April 7 at Assam’s Kaziranga National Park.
”There is a sacred relationship between nature and humanity,” the President said while speaking on the occasion.
She stated, “In India, nature and culture have been tied to each other and have been deriving nutrition from each other,” adding that “the culture of appreciating nature has been the identity of our country.”
In addition, Murmu experienced an incredible Jeep safari into the heart of Kaziranga National Park. She entered the park from Mihimukh Point and had a fantastic time seeing the wildlife which included a rare one-horned rhinoceros, wild buffalo, deer and birds.