President Droupadu Murmu on Wednesday took sortie in mighty Rafale jets from the Ambala airbase. Donning a G-suit and sporting sunglasses, Murmu, who is also the commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces, was seen posing for pictures and flashing a thumbs-up gesture before the French-made jet went into the skies.

It was flown by Group Captain Amit Gehani, Commanding Officer of the 17 Squadron, at 11:27 am. The president taking sorties in fighter planes is not a new thing, as previously she had undertaken a sortie in a Sukhoi 30 MKI in April 2023 from Tezpur in Assam.

But this particular sortie, venue and photos did serve another purpose as well. The airbase was key to India’s Operation Sindoor against Pakistan in May.

Apart from this, it was seen that President Murmu posed with

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