Subhash Chandra Bose played major role in freeing India: PM

New Delhi, January 23

On the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Prime Minister Narendra Modi saluted his valour, saying that he had played a major role in attaining independence for the country.

"I salute Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary. His valour played a major role in freeing India from colonialism," Modi tweeted.

He said Netaji Bose was a great intellectual who always thought about the interests and wellbeing of the marginalised sections of society.

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On the occasion, Modi also highlighted that his government had declassified files on Bose.

"Honoured that our government got the opportunity to declassify files relating to Netaji Bose & fulfil a popular demand pending for decades," he said in another tweet. —PTI