Guwahati: In honour to the freedom fighters from Manipur, the Mount Harriet at Kalapani in Andaman and Nicobar Islands will be renamed as Mount Manipur, announced Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday.
Shah announced this as a part of Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav while addressing a public rally at Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Furthermore, the central government has stated that it will support the Manipur government in the construction of a memorial site at Mount Manipur in the Andaman Nicobar Islands.
Expressing happiness to the announcement Manipur Chief Minister N.Biren Singh wrote, “In a fitting tribute to Maharaja Kulachandra & other Manipuri freedom fighters imprisoned at Mt Harriet in Kalapani, Hon’ HM Sh @AmitShah Ji has renamed Mt Harriet as Mt Manipur. We’re immensely thankful to PM @narendramodi Ji & Amit Shah Ji for such a great honour of our heroes.”
In a fitting tribute to Maharaja Kulachandra & other Manipuri freedom fighters imprisoned at Mt Harriet in Kalapani, Hon’ HM Sh @AmitShah Ji has renamed Mt Harriet as Mt Manipur. We’re immensely thankful to PM @narendramodi Ji & Amit Shah Ji for such a great honour of our heroes pic.twitter.com/Sq4dCGKbvK
— N.Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) October 16, 2021
Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma also took his twitter to thank PM Modi and Shah for giving a fitting tribute to roles played by Maharaja Kulachandra & other freedom fighters from NE region.
“Renaming of Mt Harriet in Andaman & Nicobar as Mt Manipur is a fitting tribute to roles played by Maharaja Kulachandra & other freedom fighters from NE region. On occasion of Azadi ka Amrutmahautsav, we thank Adarniya @narendramodiji & @amitshahji’s for this historic decision”, tweeted CM Sarma.
Renaming of Mt Harriet in Andaman & Nicobar as Mt Manipur is a fitting tribute to roles played by Maharaja Kulachandra & other freedom fighters from NE region. On occasion of Azadi ka Amrutmahautsav, we thank Adarniya @narendramodi ji & @amitshah ji’s for this historic decision.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) October 17, 2021
