TIL Desk/National/Patna/ India has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for waving the maximum number of national flags simultaneously, the ministry of culture said Monday. It said 78,220 tricolors were waved at the Veer Kunwar Singh Vijayotsav programme organised at Duler Ground in Jagdishpur in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah.
The event was held to pay a tribute to the victory of the then King of Jagdishpur, Veer Kunwar Singh, one of the heroes of the freedom struggle of 1857, the ministry said. The event was organised by the ministry of home affairs and ministry of culture under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence.
The attempt was witnessed by representatives of the Guinness Book of World Records and attendees were asked to wear bands for the physical identification. The complete event is documented in video form, the culture ministry said. The previous world record was of about 56,000 when Pakistani flags were waved at a function in Lahore in 2004.
In his address at Jagdishpur, Home Minister Shah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has envisioned that in 2047, India should lead globally and this can be “our true tribute to all brave freedom fighters like Veer Kunwar Singh”.
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