Itanagar: The month-long celebration to mark 50 years of Arunachal Pradesh's (AP) statehood commenced on Thursday.
Though the Bollywood Actor Sanjay Dutt, who is the brand ambassador of the state, couldn't attend the event but he took to his micro-blogging site Twitter, he shared to share a video of his 'campaign' for Arunachal Pradesh.
Sanjay Dutt can be seen taking his producer-actor Rahul Mittra on a virtual journey across Arunachal Pradesh, exhibiting its rich heritage, traditions, and culture.
Arunachal Governor Brig Dr. BD Mishra launched the campaign featuring Sanjay Dutt to mark 50 years of Arunachal Pradesh's statehood on Thursday.
The event was held at the Ziro's Padi Yubbe stadium and it also marked the commencement of a month-long festival starting from 20 January onwards.
Arunachal Pradesh got its name and status as a Union Territory back in 1972 in Ziro.
The month-long celebration will conclude on February 20 on the occasion of 'Statehood Day' and the closing ceremony will be held in the capital city of Itanagar.
The state of Arunachal Pradesh was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Province (NEFA) region and became a full-fledged state on 20 February 1987.
The state borders Assam and Nagaland to its south and also shares international borders with Bhutan in the west, Myanmar in the East and also shares a 1,129 km border with China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
Furthermore, the easternmost state of India shares a hotly contested border with China in the north at the McMahon Line.
It is to be noted that the McMahon Line, which is the boundary line between India and China, is not recognized by China and Beijing aspires to alter its status quo.
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