NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, FEB 27
President Ram Nath Kovind reviewed a Tri-service Guard of Honour on his arrival at Port Blair, a statement said on Friday.
President Kovind accorded a guard of honour on his arrival at Port Blair. This is his first visit to the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands as the President of India. pic.twitter.com/UauuPGhR2r
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) February 26, 2021
The president was received by the Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Admiral (Retd) DK Joshi, Lieutenant General Manoj Pande, Commander-in-Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN), and senior government officials.
At Port Blair, visited the Cellular Jail National Memorial hallowed by freedom fighters and martyrs who had once walked here. It evoked feelings of visiting a sacred pilgrimage associated with India's struggle for freedom. pic.twitter.com/ysmFuG81KK
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) February 26, 2021
The supreme commander of the armed forces reviewed a 150-man Tri-service Guard of Honour by the personnel of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC), the statement said.
Kovind is on a visit to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands from February 26 to March 1.
