Kalam undertakes undersea journey

Kalam boarded the INS Sindhurakshak, a Russian-origin kilo class submarine, from the Naval dockyard at around 11 am.

APJ Abdul Kalam on Monday created history by becoming the country's first President to undertake an undersea journey.

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Kalam boarded the INS Sindhurakshak, a Russian-origin kilo class submarine, from the Naval dockyard at around 11 am, a naval spokesman said.

The duration of the journey is around three-and-half hours during which Kalam would have lunch with the crewmembers, he said.