New Delhi: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday congratulated Indian Naval Design Bureau and Cochin Shipyard for building the first indigenious aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.
“Many congratulations to the Indian Navy, the Naval Design Bureau and Cochin Shipyard for the many years of hard work that has made the vision of INS Vikrant come true,” Rahul said in a tweet.
India’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier, Vikrant is a significant step for India’s maritime security, he added.
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Many congratulations to the Indian Navy, the Naval Design Bureau and Cochin Shipyard for the many years of hard work that has made the vision of INS Vikrant come true.
India’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier, Vikrant is a significant step for India’s maritime security. pic.twitter.com/JG46tW4n5E
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 2, 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated INS Vikrant to the service of the nation at Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi, Kerala this morning. He also unveiled the new Indian Navy insignia which removed a remnant from the British Raj. It has the National Flag on the top left side and the Ashoka Pillar on the right and the anchor below it.
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“Today, India has taken off a trace of slavery, a burden of slavery from its chest. Indian Navy has got a new flag from today. Till now the identity of slavery remained on the flag of Indian Navy. But from today onwards, inspired by Chhatrapati Shivaji, the new Indian Navy flag will fly in the sea and in the sky,” PM Modi said.
