Indian Navy chief resigns
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
India’s Navy Chief Admiral DK Joshi resigned Wednesday taking “moral responsibility” over the spate of mishaps involving naval warships in the last seven months, the Hindu reported.
Admiral Joshi, who had about 15 months more left in service, submitted his resignation hours after submarine INS Sindhuratna had a mishap in which seven sailors were taken seriously ill and two officers were missing.
The defence ministry immediately accepted his resignation and ordered that Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral R.K. Dhowan should take over as the Acting Chief till a regular Chief is appointed, the report said, according to a news agency.