Indian DefenceMinister Rajnath Singh on Sunday dubbed INS Vikramaditya as the 'Sikandar ofSamundar' after spending 24 hours onboard this aircraft carrier withthe Western Fleet of Indian Navy off the Goa Coast.
The Defence Minister spent Friday night onboard INSVikramaditya and performed yoga along with Navy personnel on Sunday morning.
Rajnath Singh also took to Twitter and shared his experienceonboard the INS Vikramaditya.
'Spent 24 hours at INS Vikramaditya. This aircraft carrieris the 'Sikandar of Samundar'. Visiting 'Vikramaditya' was one of the mostmemorable experiences of my life. A Day at Sea has given me a new perspectiveabout the capabilities and power of the Indian Navy," he tweeted.
In a series of tweets, the Defence Minister said that it wasa "matter of great pride" for him to have got the opportunity to interactwith the Indian Navy personnel.
In the concluding tweet, Singh said that on his return toNew Delhi, he will personally write a letter to all the families of all Indian Navypersonnel who are currently serving at the 'INS Vikramaditya'.
The Defence Minister also took the opportunity to warnPakistan and said that it still continues to make attempts to destabilise anddivide the country. He, however, asserted that Navy and Coast Guard are keepinga strict vigil foil such efforts.
Singh said, "We cannot forget 26/11 and if there was alapse (that led to the attack) then it cannot be repeated. Our Navy and CoastGuard are always on alert."
The Defence Minister had on Saturday commissioned the newly built Scorpene-class submarine INS Khanderi. The submarine was handed over to the Navy by Mazgaon Dockyard Ltd, a defence PSU, on September 19.
Earlier on September 19, Rajnath Singh flew in the Tejas fighter aircraft from the HAL airport in Bengaluru, becoming the first defence minister to fly in the indigenously-built light combat aircraft (LCA).
