Bring Netaji’s ‘remains’ to India before Jan 23: Grandnephew to PM

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose on Saturday urged PM Narendra Modi to take immediate steps for bringing the ‘remains’ of the great freedom fighter from the Renoki temple in Japan to India before his birth anniversary on January 23 next year.

He said it was a “great dishonour” to Netaji that his ‘remains’ were still lying at the Renkoji temple in Japan.

Chandra Bose, who had made similar demands to Modi on past occasions — the last being on August 17 — also called for a memorial in Netaji’s honour in the national capital. “Netaji’s remains are still lying at Renkoji Temple in Japan. Netaji wanted to return to Independent India, but he could not as he sacrificed his life on August 18, 1945 fighting for India’s freedom,” he said in the letter sent to the PM.

“It is creditable that the government, under your (PM) able leadership has taken the initiative to declassify Netaji-related files to come to a closure. After the release of all files, it is evident that Netaji perished on August 18, 1945. It is imperative that a final statement comes from the Government of India, so that false narratives about the liberator of India is laid to rest,” Bose said in the letter.