Tricolour was hoisted first in Andaman says PM Modi as he names 21 islands after Param Vir Chakra awardees

Underlining the significance of Andaman and Nicobar islands, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday mentioned that Andaman is the land the place the tricolour was hoisted for the primary time and the place the federal government of impartial India was shaped for the primary time.

Prime Minister Modi was addressing a digital programme to call 21 islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands after Param Vir Chakra awardees.

“This land of Andaman is the land where the tricolour was hoisted for the first time. Where the government of independent India was formed for the first time. Today is the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Bose. The nation celebrates this present day as Parakram Diwas,” mentioned PM Modi.

PM Modi additionally highlighted that Veer Savarkar and plenty of different heroes who fought for the nation had been incarcerated on this land of the Andamans.

“Veer Savarkar and many other heroes who fought for the country were incarcerated in this land of the Andamans. When I visited Port Blair 4-5 years ago, I dedicated Indian names to the 3 main islands there,” he mentioned.

Addressing the digital program, PM Modi mentioned that Netaji’s memorial within the Andaman and Nicobar islands will now infuse but extra patriotism within the hearts of the individuals.

“I pay my tributes to Neta Ji Subhas and Param Vir Chakra Awardees. The land, where Neta Ji first unfurled the flag of India is all praises today for the Parakram of Azad Hind Fauz,” mentioned PM Modi.

“The place where Netaji first hoisted the tricolor in Andaman, there today the skyscraper tricolor is praising the might of the Azadi Hind Army. Seeing the tricolor waving on the seashore, the thrill of patriotism increases among the people coming here,” PM Modi added.

Born on January 23, 1897, Netaji performed an important function in India’s freedom motion.

Subhash Chandra Bose established the Azad Hind Fauj. While there’s a controversy over Bose’s loss of life in a aircraft crash in Taipei on August 18, 1945, the Central authorities had in an RTI (Right to Information) in 2017 confirmed that he had died within the incident.

Last yr, on the event of Netaji’s a hundred and twenty fifth start anniversary, the Prime Minister unveiled the hologram statue of the liberty fighter at India Gate in Delhi.

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