New Delhi: The Flag Foundation of India (FFOI) honoured the victorious Indian women’s cricket team for the visually impaired at an event to mark the 22nd anniversary of the Supreme Court judgment that democratised the use of the Indian National Flag.
The Indian team, which beat Nepal to lift the inaugural Women’s T20 World Cup for the blind in November 2025, played a friendly game with FFOI President Naveen Jindal.
“The Tiranga is the most powerful symbol of our unity and democracy. By honouring these outstanding women athletes today, we reaffirm that the national flag belongs equally to every Indian and inspires excellence beyond barriers of ability or circumstance,” said Jindal.
Key milestones in the National Flag movement — 30 years of the Delhi High Court judgment, two decades since the Parliamentary amendment and the pivotal role played by the judiciary and Members of Parliament in upholding citizens’ right to proudly display the Tricolour — were highlighted during the programme at Jindal House.
Speakers praised FFOI’s efforts to promote respectful flag usage across the country, from Rezang La and Kargil in Ladakh to Port Blair in the south, and from Bumla and Nathula in the east to Munna Bao and Kutch in the west, including the installation of the 200th monumental national flag at Imphal.
Present at the programme were Savitri Jindal and Shallu Jindal; Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Delhi Environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, politician Yashodhara Raje Scindia, Rajiv Pratap Rudy; members of the legal fraternity including Retd Justice V.N. Khare, senior advocate Gauri Rasgotra and Justice UU Lalit; general Bipin Bakshi and former COAS General Suhas
FFOI reiterated its demand for recognising January 23 as National Flag Day, and its commitment to promote flag education among children, encourage respectful disposal and recycling of worn-out flags.
