<span style="color: #222222;">Amidst chanting of Vande Mataram and Bharat Mata ki Jai, the Acting Consul General of India in Dubai Mrs Sumathi Vasudev led the Indian expats in celebrating the 72nd  Independence Day in Dubai by unfurling the national flag at the Consulate.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Hundreds of Indian expats from different walks of life gathered in the back lawns of the Indian Consulate to mark the occasion. The children dressed in colourful attire waved the tricolour. <br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Acting Consul General Mrs Sumathi Vasudev read out excerpts of the speech given by the President of India on the eve of the Indian Independence Day to the Indian Community. <br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Indian flag was also hoisted by the Indian Community in other Emirates.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In Abu Dhabi, the national flag was unfurled by Ambassador Navdeep Suri. Hundreds of Indian expats based in Abu Dhabi had gathered in the Embassy for the occasion.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Similar celebrations were held in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. In Doha, it was Ambassador P Kumaran who hoisted the national flag while in Riyadh Ambassador  Ahmed Javed unfurled the tri colour.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> At the Consulate in Jeddah, Md. Noor Rahman Sheikh led the Indian expat community in celebrating the Independence Day.</span><br />'' <br />