“Port Blair to be Renamed Sri Vijaya Puram”

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah announces renaming of Port Blair, capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, to “free the nation from colonial imprints.”
• The new name symbolizes victory in freedom struggle and the unique role of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
• The former naval base of the Chola Empire is now a critical strategic and development base.