Prime Minister Narendra Modi renames three islands in Andaman and Nicobar islands

Prime Minister Narendra Modi renamed the three islands in the Andaman and Nicobar islands on Sunday. Ross Island, Neil Island and Havelock Island were renamed as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island, Shaheed Dweep and Swaraj Dweep, respectively. 

The renaming took place on the 75th anniversary of freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose hoisting the national flag at Port Blair.

He is on a visit to Andaman and Nicobar Islands since December 29 till December 30 to lay the foundation stone for a number of development projects. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to the victims of the 2004 tsunami at a memorial in Car Nicobar on Sunday, December 30. The Prime Minister who reached the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Saturday evening is scheduled to meet tribal chiefs and attend a public function at BJR stadium in Car Nicobar.

Later in the day, Modi held a review meeting with the local administration at Raj Bhawan, Port Blair, and hoist a high mast flag at South Point Sea Shore.

READ: PM Modi Pays Tribute To 2004 Tsunami Victims In Andaman And Nicobar Islands

He visited the famous cellular jail at Port Blair and paid tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose to mark the 75th year of the freedom fighter's historic visit to the islands and the hoisting of the national flag at Port Blair.

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