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- The Kolkata Port has been renamed to Shyama Prasad Mukherjee port.
- PM Narendra Modi on January 12th renamed the Kolkata port after Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.
- The event marked the 150th anniversary of the historic Kolkata Port Trust.
- Shyama Prasad Mukherjee founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1951 which later went on to become today's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
- The Kolkata port is the only riverine port in the country, situated 203 km from the sea.
- It has arguably the longest navigational channel amongst Major Ports of India and its navigational channel is one of the longest in the world.
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