- Union Home Minister announced that Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, will be renamed Sri Vijaya Puram to remove colonial imprints.
- Sri Vijaya Puram symbolizes the victory of India’s freedom struggle and the significant role the islands played.
- The island was a naval base of the Chola Empire, now central to India’s strategic and developmental goals.
- It is located on the east coast of South Andaman Island.
- The Home Ministry can change the name of any city by merely approving a resolution passed by the state assembly to that effect or otherwise.
- Article 3 of the Constitution provides provisions to change the name of a State or Union Territory, however, there is no constitutional provision for altering the name of cities.
Dig Deeper: Locate various channels separating different islands of Andaman Nicobar Islands.
