Port Blair renamed, will now be called Sri Vijaya Puram

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New Delhi, Updated At : 05:42 AM Sep 14, 2024 IST

The light house of Havelock Island, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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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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