Amritsar, Jan 24, 2020: To mark India’s 71st Republic Day, a government school teacher in Amritsar has made a national flag with 71,000 toothpicks.
Teacher Baljinder Singh, who took 40 days to achieve the feat, said, "Ahead of the Republic Day, I made a national flag with toothpicks."
"For a long time, I had been thinking of doing something which no one has done before. So, I came up with this idea. I want this to be the longest flag. It took me 40 days to complete the flag," Singh told ANI. "At the district level, we will have a Republic Day celebration. I will try to present my flag on the occasion," Singh told ANI.
Internet users were all praises for the teacher’s effort. They saluted him in the comments section. "We salute your patriotism," a user commented. "Nice effort. Keep it up," wrote another user."At the district level, we will have a Republic Day celebration. I will try present my flag on the occasion," the teacher said while speaking about the national flag that he made with thousands of toothpicks.