Chennai: Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Saturday unfurled the national flag at the Victory War Memorial near Island Grounds and paid homage to the soldiers of all three services who made supreme sacrifice for the nation.
The Victory War Memorial was constructed to commemorate the victory of the ‘Allied Armies’, during World War I and was erected in the memory of soldiers from the “Madras Presidency” who sacrificed their lives in various Wars. The towering National Flag will be visible over a long distance and would be there throughout the year.
The Chief Minister alongwith Lieutenant General Jagbir Singh, General Officer Commanding, Headquarters Dakshin Bharat Area laid wreaths at the Victory War Memorial. The Chief Minister was also introduced to the heads of Navy, Air
Force and Coast Guard, an official press release here said.
