Indian govt renames Port Blair as Sri Vijaya Puram
The Indian government has decided to rename the capital of Andaman & Nicobar Islands Port Blair as 'Sri Vijaya Puram'.
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah announced the decision on X.
In a post on ‘X’, Home Minister said, "Inspired by the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to free the nation from the colonial imprints, today we have decided to rename Port Blair as 'Sri Vijaya Puram'."
देश को गुलामी के सभी प्रतीकों से मुक्ति दिलाने के प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी के संकल्प से प्रेरित होकर आज गृह मंत्रालय ने पोर्ट ब्लेयर का नाम ‘श्री विजयपुरम’ करने का निर्णय लिया है।
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) September 13, 2024
‘श्री विजयपुरम’ नाम हमारे स्वाधीनता के संघर्ष और इसमें अंडमान और निकोबार के योगदान को…
Union Home Minister said that while the earlier name had a colonial legacy, Sri Vijaya Puram symbolises the victory achieved in our freedom struggle and the A&N Islands' unique role in the same.
He added that Andaman & Nicobar Islands have an unparalleled place in our freedom struggle and history.
The island territory that once served as the naval base of the Chola Empire is today poised to be the critical base for our strategic and development aspirations.
Amit Shah said: "It is also the place that hosted the first unfurling of our Tiranga by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Ji and also the cellular jail in which Veer Savarkar Ji and other freedom fighters struggled for an independent nation."
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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