"Fitting Tribute": Actors praise PM Modi as Andaman & Nicobar Islands named after Param Vir Chakra awardees

As PM Modi named 21 unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar after 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees, cinema industry showered praises for this development.

NewsBharati    24-Jan-2023 15:06:59 PM
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New Delhi, Jan 24: PM Narendra Modi on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has named 21 unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar after 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees on Monday via video conferencing. He noted that the islands will be a source of inspiration for generations to come.
 
Actors praise PM Modi as Andaman & Nicobar Islands named after Param Vir Chakra awardees
This development garnered a huge amount of appreciation from the Cinema industry. Besides, there are several Bollywood actors who portrayed the heroics of the Param Vir Chakra winners. They were all lauding the Prime Minister’s decision, and took to social media to express their appreciation.
 
In 2003, Ajay Devgn had essayed the role of Capt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, an Indian army officer who was martyred in the Kargil War in 1999, in the 2003 film LOC: Kargil. Taking to Twitter, the actor thanked the PM, and added that the decision to name one of the islands after captain Pandey was assuring of the fact that his sacrifice for the nation will continue to inspire generations to come.
 
He wrote on Twitter, "The decision to name an island after Capt. Manoj Kumar Pandey (Param Vir Chakra) is assuring that the example of supreme sacrifice for the motherland he left us with will continue to inspire generations to come. Thank you PM @narendramodi Ji. #IndiaHonoursParamveers."
 
 
Sidharth Malhotra, who played martyr Captain Vikram Batra in Shershaah, also hailed the decision. He tweeted on Monday, “The very news that an island in Andaman & Nicobar is named after our hero Capt. Vikram Batra leaves me with goosebumps! My heart swells with pride that I was fortunate to live his role on screen. This step taken by PM @narendramodi ensures that Shershaah lives on forever.”
 
 
Suniel Shetty who portrayed an Assistant Commandant Captain of the Border Security Forces in the 1997 film Border,also applauded the move made by the PM Modi. He wrote on Twitter, “Thank you Hon. PM @narendramodi ji for renaming 21 islands of #AndamanNicobar in the names of the 21 #ParamVirChakra awardees, the true heroes of our Nation, on the 126th Birth Anniversary of the great #NetajiSubhasChandraBose. So proud! #JaiHind #ParakramDivas.”
 
 
The Kashmir Files actor Anupam Kher also tweeted, "On the occasion of 126 birth anniversary of Netaji #SubashChandraBose 21 islands of Andaman and Nicobar are being named after 21 #ParamvirChakra awardees! What a fitting tribute to the Warriors who made the supreme sacrifice! Jai Hind! 🙏🌺🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 @narendramodi"
 
 
R Madhavan wrote, “What a befitting tribute and so appropriate.🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 On the occasion of the 126th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi will name 21 islands of Andaman and Nicobar after 21 Param Vir Chakra awarrdees.
 
Speaking of the naming after Param Vir Chakra, PM Modi also said that attempts were made to downplay Netaji’s contribution to the freedom movement, but the entire country, right from Delhi and Bengal to Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is paying tribute to the great hero today, preserving history and heritage associated with him.
 
The largest unnamed island was named after the first Param Vir Chakra awardee, Major Somnath Sharma, who lost his life in action on November 3, 1947, while repulsing Pakistani infiltrators near Srinagar Airport.
 
As per the PMO statement, "These islands have been named after the 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees, viz. Major Somnath Sharma; Subedar and Hony Captain (then Lance Naik) Karam Singh, MM; 2nd Lt. Rama Raghoba Rane; Nayak Jadunath Singh; Company Havildar Major Piru Singh; Capt GS Salaria; Lieutenant Colonel (then Major) Dhan Singh Thapa; Subedar Joginder Singh; Major Shaitan Singh; CQMH. Abdul Hamid; Lt Col Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore; Lance Naik Albert Ekka; Major Hoshiar Singh; 2nd Lt. Arun Khetrapal; Flying Officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon; Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran; Naib Subedar Bana Singh; Captain Vikram Batra; Lt Manoj Kumar Pandey; Subedar Major (then Rifleman) Sanjay Kumar; and Subedar Major Retd (Hony Captain) Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav."