INDIAN NATIONAL ARMY (INA)

Dec. 31, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, visited Andaman and Nicobar Islands to attended function to mark 75th anniversary of Hoisting of Tricolour on Indian soil by Netaji.

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  • PM Modi dedicated the 150 foot high Flag Mast at South Point in Port Blair commemorating the historic event of hoisting of first Tricolor on Indian soil by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in Port Blair on Dec 30, 1943.

  • During the World War II, the Japanese had captured the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Netaji came here as the Azad Hind Fauz led by him was an ally of the Japanese force.