New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday released a postal stamp and First Day cover on INS Vikramaditya, the aircraft carrier that was commissioned in the Navy last month.
The president released the stamp at the “At Home” function hosted by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral D.K. Joshi on the occasion of Navy Day.
The function was attended by Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
Defence Minister A K Antony was among those present. INS Vikramaditya, the Indian Navy’s latest, largest and most powerful aircraft carrier, was commissioned on November 16 in Russia.IANS
