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Indian Navy flag was having the Christian St. George Cross, a colonial era relic and symbol of slavery, imprinted on it up until 2021.
This will finally be shed away as PM Modi would unveil the new Navy ensign on September 2nd.
The St. George Cross was removed during the Vajpayee regime in 2001-2004 and was replaced in the ensign with the UPA led by INC coming to power in 2004.

Notably, for full three years even after independence till 1950, the ensign had the Union Jack along with St. George Cross.
Only in 1950, the Indian tricolour replaced the Union Jack, but the St. George Cross remained in "Secular" Navy Flag.

If the colonial Christian cross was secular enough to stay till 2021, then why can't we have Hindu symbols on the Navy ensign?

#justsaying
Courtesy: Indian History-A New Perspective

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