Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:43pm on 13 Sep 2024,Friday India
Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the renaming of Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, to Sri Vijaya Puram. Shah stated that the move is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative to "free the nation from colonial imprints" and honor India’s freedom struggle. Port Blair was named after British naval officer Captain Archibald Blair. Shah highlighted the island’s historical significance, including the first unfurling of the Indian flag by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and the presence of the Cellular Jail where freedom fighters, like Veer Savarkar, were imprisoned.
