Call to make secret documents related to Netaji public
A West Bengal cult will submit a memorandum to West Bengal governor and state chief minister on 30 June in support of their long-standing demand.
A West Bengal cult will submit a memorandum to West Bengal governor and state chief minister on 30 June in support of their long-standing demand.
Netaji’s grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose has been vocal about the demands. In his chat with Ashok Chatterjee, he says that in today’s society, following Netaji’s ideals of religious integrity (sarva dharma samanvaya) would be paying the best respect to the great leader.
The forward march of Netaji’s liberation army unnerved and unsettled the British rulers in India decisively.
Before discovering the anthem Abid Hasan translated, let it be known that the setting could not have been more dramatic and historic. In 1943, Netaji and Hasan were on the German submarine that was stealthily making its way to East Asia from the shores of Germany. In the confines of the submarine, which Hasan described as ‘smelling of diesel oil’, the waves of creativity took over and the composition in Hindi of ‘Jana Gana Mana’was born.
Netaji also suffered imprisonment for fearlessly voicing his opinion in the editorial entitled “Day of Reckoning” through the columns of Forward Bloc.
Apart from the prominent political and cultural members, the Committee also has former India captain Sourav Ganguly, actors Mithun Chakraborty and Kajol and music director A.R. Rahman.
In a documentary, Tirumurti said, the film is an attempt to see Netaji, the Indian National Army and the Rani of Jhansi regiment through the eyes of the Malaysian veterans who fought alongside Netaji.
Secretaries-General of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Utpal Kumar Singh and P C Mody respectively also paid their tributes to Netaji Bose.
The Chief Minister highlighted that, if this appeal comes into effect, it will allow the entire nation to pay homage to the national leader and celebrate 'Desh Nayak Dibas' in the most befitting manner.
Questions should be raised about the trials of around two lakhs prisoners associated with the INA led by Netaji, he said. “What happened to those put on trial? How were the INA prisoners treated, penalized or executed? The Centre should honestly address these questions,” said the former head of National Archives.
