Port Blair, December 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a public meeting at Marina Park in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, asked people to take out their mobile phones and switch on the flashlights as a gesture to pay tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. People at the rally were more than happy to oblige and the venue rang with slogans like "Netaji Zindabad" (Long Live, Netaji) and "Subhas Babu Zindabad". PM Narendra Modi Renames Ross, Neil, and Havelock Islands as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island, Shaheed Dweep and Swaraj Dweep Respectively During Visit to Andamans.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Port Blair, to mark the 75th year of freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose hoisting the national flag at Port Blair, remembered the brave heroes who laid down their lives for the country during the freedom struggle.

At the rally, the PM asked people to on the flashlights of their mobile phones and remember Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

See the Video in the ANI Tweet Below:

Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi renamed the three popular islands of Andaman and Nicobar - Ross Island, Neil Island and Havelock Island. Ross Island, Neil Island and Havelock Island will be renamed as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island, Shaheed Dweep and Swaraj Dweep, respectively to mark the 75th year of freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose hoisting the national flag at Port Blair.

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