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Port Blair, Dec 29: Andaman and Nicobar Islands will commemorate the 63rd anniversary of hoisting of the Indian Tricolour by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose tomorrow, sources said.

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose hoisted the Tricolour for the first time on December 30, 1943 at Port Blair declaring the islands as the first Indian Territory to be freed from the British rule.

To witness the historic occassion the newly appointed Lt Governor of the Islands, Lt Gen (Redt) Bhopinder Singh would lay wreath near the Netaji's Statue, 1857 Memorial Marina Park, Battle of Aberdeen Memmorial and Martyrs' Column and National memorial Cellular Jail, Territory's Information and Publicity Division officer-in-charge V.K.

Mishra told sources.

Later he would hoist the National Flag at the Memorial near here followed by guard of honour, Mr Mishra said.

Netaji on his historic visit to these remote islands had fulfilled his promise that INA would stand on the Indian soil by the end of 1943.

The memorial had been constructed at the Andaman Club as a mute testimony of Netaji's visit to the islands, Mishra added.

A 'Run for Cellular Jail' would also be organised as a part of Centenary Year of the Jail.

UNI