Centre renames Port Blair as "Sri Vijaya Puram"
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday announced that Andaman and Nicobar Island's capital, Port Blair, has been renamed as "Sri Vijaya Puram".
Shah said that the earlier name of the city had a colonial legacy, while the new name symbolises the victory achieved in the freedom struggle.
"Inspired by the vision of PM @narendramodi Ji, to free the nation from the colonial imprints, tod