Nirmala Sitharaman to celebrate Diwali with military personnel

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will celebrate Diwali with the military personnel at the strategically important tri-service command in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 

Official sources said Sitharaman will travel to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on



October 18 and celebrate the festival of light with the tri-service personnel on October 19. 

During the visit, the minister is also expected to review operational preparedness of the country's only tri-service command.