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Flagpole at Fort St. George
July 13 , 2023
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- The State government is refurbishing the rampart and the flagpole in Fort St. George at Chennai for the 77th Independence Day celebrations.
- The 148-feet flagpole was the tallest in the country at the time of Independence.
- The fort was named after St. George since it was the first factory within the fortified enclosure completed on April 23, 1640.
- It was the East India Company’s principal settlement until 1774, when Calcutta was declared to be the seat of the government.
- The national flag was hoisted by Governors till 1974.
- The former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi persuaded the Centre to grant the right to hoist the flag to Chief Ministers on Independence Day celebration.
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