Renaming ceremony continues, Andaman & Nicobar to be changed to ‘Shaheed and Swaraj Islands’

NP NEWS 24 ONLINE – Yogi Adityanath has taken charge to change names of cities and states throughout India. He started this initiative with Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad been renamed to Prayagraj. This has created a wave of name changing demands throughout India. There was a demand to change the name of Pune city to Jijapur and now another demand has been made!

The latest demand has come from the family of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Netaji’s family and Chandra Kumar Bose who is West Bengal’s BJP vice-president has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding to rename Andaman & Nicobar Islands to ‘Shaheed and Swaraj Islands’. This will be a tribute to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

Chandra Bose in his letter, wrote that Netaji “as the first Prime Minister of United Free India” had hoisted the national flag at Port Blair on December 30, 1943, thus establishing the Azad Hind government. He said that following this, Netaji had renamed Andaman & Nicobar Islands to Shaheed & Swaraj Islands.

“By hoisting the National flag, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, as the head of the Azad Hind Government also fulfilled his promise and commitment that INA (Indian National Army) would stand on Indian soil by the end of 1943,”Said in his letter to Modi.

“On December 29, 1943, Netaji accompanied by Sarvashri Anand Mohan Sahay, Captain Rawat-ADC and Col DS Raju, the personal physician of Netaji, landed at the Port Blair aerodrome in Andaman. The enthusiastic Indian residents accorded them a warm reception. Netaji appointed Indian National Army General AD Loganathan as the Governor of the Islands,” he writes in his letter to Modi.

Speaking to Media, he said, “If the PM announces the name change, it will be a tribute to Netaji.”

“India is celebrating the 75th year of flag hoisting by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on December 30, 2018. It is very heartening to note that you would be hoisting the Tricolour at Gymkhana Grounds, Port Blair, exactly from the same location where the first Prime Minister of United India had unfurled the flag. There has been a demand from the people of our great nation that the Government of India, rename Andaman & Nicobar Islands as Shaheed & Swaraj Islands as named by Netaji,” he said.

Interestingly, this demand comes at a time when PM Modi is programmed to visit Port Blair in December to mark the 75th anniversary of Netaji’s historic visit to the islands.