Sidharth Malhotra reacts as Andaman & Nicobar Islands named after Param Vir Chakra awardees: 'Shershaah lives on'

All from Sidharth Malhotra, Ajay Devgn, Suniel Shetty to Anupam Kher have welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to name the 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman and

Nicobar Islands after 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees on the occasion of Parakram Diwas on Monday. The Government had declared January 23 as Parakram Diwas last year to commemorate

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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 is expected to soon make an appearance with daughter Athiya Shetty and son-in-law KL Rahul after their wedding

on Monday, also took to Twitter to thank PM Modi for the gesture. 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.”