Snag hits chopper

September 26, 2013 03:02 am | Updated June 02, 2016 03:04 pm IST - CHENNAI:

The IAF helicopter by which President Pranab Mukherjee was going to travel to Puducherry from here on Wednesday developed a snag just before takeoff. The President, on his way to attend a convocation at Pondicherry University, had boarded the helicopter when the glitch came to light. He left for Puducherry around 10.45 a.m. in another helicopter, sources said.

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