Dec 30 :The 65th anniversary of hoisting of Indian tri-colour by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar was celebrated on Tuesday.
At a commemorative function Chief Secretary Andaman and Nicobar administration, Vivek Rae hoisted the national flag and laid wreaths at Netaji’s statue at Marina park and martyr’s column in Cellular jail.
On this day in 1943, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose had hoisted the national flag there marking the freedom of the territory from the British rule.