Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working towards making the Andaman and Nicobar islands "self-reliant".
Several Bollywood celebrities on Monday lauded PM Narendra Modi's decision to name the 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands after Param Vir Chakra awardees to mark Parakram Diwas.
Shortly after naming 21 unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands after Param Vir Chakra awardees, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that "India First" was the only resolution for all 21 'Paramveers'.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that no country in the whole world has taken up the task of honouring the soldiers who fought for them by naming islands after them.
Underlining the importance of Andaman and Nicobar islands, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Andaman is the land where the tricolour was hoisted for the first time and where the government of independent India was formed for the first time.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday named the 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands after Param Vir Chakra awardees on the Parakram Diwas.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Port Blair of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to participate in the celebrations of the 126th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
PMO informed in a statement that during the programme, PM Modi will also unveil the model of the National Memorial dedicated to Netaji to be built on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over a virtual ceremony to name the 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman & Nicobar after 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees at 11 am on January 23, the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) informed thro