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Sawant said it was 'unfortunate and shameful' that some people on the island were objecting to the hoisting of the flag and added that he his government would not tolerate such acts. As a part of 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' to commemorate 75 years of Independence the Ministry of Defence has planned unfurling of the national flag on islands across the nation between August 13 and 15 officials have said. A spokesperson of the Navy's INS Hansa base in Goa had said on Friday that a team from Goa Naval Area visited islands of Goa including Sao Jacinto island as part of this pan-India initiative. 'However the plan at Jacinto island had to be cancelled as the same was objected to by the residents” he said. The island is located near Vasco town in South Goa district of the coastal state..