Port Blair, May 18: The Lt Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) A.K. Singh yesterday led the islanders in paying rich tributes to all those Great Andamanese killed during the Battle of Aberdeen fought in the year 1859.
In a solemn function held at the Battle of Aberdeen Memorial, Rajiv Gandhi Water Sports Complex here yesterday morning, the Lt Governor laid wreath at the memorial followed by paying of floral tributes by the Chief Secretary, Shri Anand Prakash, the DGP, Shri Sudhir Yadav, PBMC Chairperson, Shri K. Ganeshan, the Chairperson, SSWB, Smt. Ratna Kannan, senior officers of the Administration, public representatives and prominent citizens of the town. A two minutes’ silence was also observed to mark the occasion.
