'Cadets have been left with a tale of lifetime’; Naval chief Admiral Hari Kumar gets praised for doing push-ups alongside cadets

Chandigarh, January 18

Admiral R Hari Kumar, the Chief of Naval Staff, was spotted doing push-ups alongside young cadets at the Juliet Squadron of the National Defence Academy in Khadakvasla, Pune, in a social media video that went viral.

Adm R Hari Kumar #CNS, visited his alma mater, the Juliet Squadron of #NationalDefenceAcademy & joined the celebrations of winning the Champion Chiefs of Staff Banner. An exhilarating moment as #CNS joined the enthusiastic cadets marking their triumph with traditional push-ups.… pic.twitter.com/lDnuWjP4tg

— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) January 17, 2024

As the eager cadets celebrated their triumph with classic push-ups, the Admiral joined them in the drill.

The video was posted by the Indian Navy’s official account, and has since received more than 1,800 likes and over 72,000 views. It also garnered a lot of comments, demonstrating the passion for the event that went viral.

Comments like, “This is such a wholesome video” and “The cadets have been left with a tale of a lifetime” show that netizens are impressed with the video on X.

Netizens were filled with pride in the comments section. An X user wrote, “Awesome gesture, Sir! Salute to the senior Jaguars!! Hopefully, someday Jaguars will be able to match the “Lions”, rulers of the jungle called The Academy.”

Another user wrote, “Great to meet and witness this awesome moment at NDA in Pune.”

An ex-navy officer added, “What a wonderful and inspiring gesture by Admiral. Jai Hind, I just loved the spirit of my CNS Admiral Hari Kumar. Love my navy days. Ex cpowtr.”