Andaman and Nicobar Islands BJP Vice President Sanjay Kumar Singh expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah after th

Union home minister Amit Shah said that the decision was taken in the spirit of freeing the nation of its colonial imprint.

Port Blair, the capital city of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, has been renamed Sri Vijaya Puram, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Friday.

Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, got its new name ‘Sri Vijaya Puram’ on Friday, breaking free from the colonial mindset. The name which honours the "rich history and heroic people of Andaman and Nicobar islands" was disclosed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi .

The Centre on Friday announced the renaming of Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, to ‘Sri Vijaya Puram’ to ‘free the nation from colonial imprints’. The city was named after Captain Archibald Blair,

Amit Shah posted on X, "Inspired by the vision of PM @narendramodi Ji, to free the nation from the colonial imprints, today we have decided to rename Port Blair as “Sri Vijaya Puram. While the earlier name had a colonial legacy,