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The Centre has renamed Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, as Sri Vijaya Puram. In a post on X, Home Minister Amit Shah said, “The name Port Blair bore colonial legacy, while Sri Vijaya Puram symbolises the victory achieved in our freedom struggle and A&N Islands’ unique role in the same... It is the place that hosted the first unfurling of our Tiranga by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.”
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