Now Port Blair will be re-named "Sri Vijayapuram": Union Home Minister Amit Shah

New Delhi: Andaman & Nicobar capital Port Blair will be renamed as "Sri Vijayapuram"... Union Home Minister Amit Shah.  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Friday that the Union government has decided to rename Port Blair as Sri Vijaya Puram. 

It was clarified that the decision was to free the country from the colonial imprints. Port Blair is the capital of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands 

Inspired by the vision of PM @narendramodi Ji, to free the nation from the colonial imprints, today we have decided to rename Port Blair as "Sri Vijaya Puram."

While the earlier name had a colonial legacy, Sri Vijaya Puram symbolises the victory achieved in our freedom struggle…

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) September 13, 2024 

“Andaman and Nicobar Islands have an unparalleled place in our freedom struggle and history. The island region, which once served as a naval base for the Chola Empire, has today become a critical base for our strategic and developmental dreams,” said Amit Shah. The city is also famous for the Cellular Jail National Memorial, which was once the prison where many freedom fighters and other nationals were imprisoned, and will  now be called "Sri Vijayapuram" by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.