: Opinion: Netaji would’ve disapproved of Modi #IndiaNEWS #News By Amitava Mukherjee Anita Bose Pfaff, the daughter of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, is happy that the granite statue of her father has

Opinion: Netaji would’ve disapproved of Modi #IndiaNEWS #News
By Amitava Mukherjee
Anita Bose Pfaff, the daughter of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, is happy that the granite statue of her father has replaced a colonial relic at Delhi’s India Gate, the statue of British King George V. But she is not happy about the inefficient management that went along the inauguration of it.
Murmurs of discontent are reported to have been felt not just by some members of Netaji’s extended family but by a large number of his countrymen also. What relevance did September 8, the day of the unveiling of the statue, have with Netaji’s memory? Anita thinks that either October 21, the day of the establishment of the Provisional Government of Free India in Singapore in 1943 or January 23, Netaji’s birthday, should have been the appropriate date. None of Netaji’s relatives was present on the occasion.
Netaji’s Ideas
Let us have a glance at what the Prime Minister said on the occasion. “If after Independence, India had followed the path of Subhasbabu, what heights would the country be at today? But unfortunately, this great hero of ours was forgotten after Independence. His ideas, even the symbols associated with them, were ignored. �?
But Narendra Modi became Prime Minister in 2014. So why is he singing paeans to Netaji after so long a time? True, his words carry some truth. But it is also necessary that his government should reflect the ideas that Netaji stood for. Does it really?
If Modi really wants to accord Netaji the actual respect and position that the great patriot deserves then he must start from the very fundamental – the college and university curricula where Subhas Chandra Bose and his Indian National Army find little place. Netaji’s death is still shrouded in mystery and there is reason to believe that the final word on his death is still to be uttered. Has the BJP government at the Centre done enough to remove this mystery?
The Congress always exhibits a certain coyness while acknowledging the memorable contributions that Subhas Chandra Bose made towards the independence of India. The reason is clear. Bose had a serious difference of opinion with the top leadership of the Congress comprising Gandhi, Nehru, Patel et al and had left the party to form his own Forward Bloc.
The Communists have, however, come a long way from their earlier standpoint of castigating Bose for his association with Germany and Japan. They now sing paeans not only on Bose’s birthday but on several other occasions. No other political party in India is prepared to lag behind in acknowledging the heroic role that Subhas Chandra Bose played behind the independence of the country.
Achilles’ Heel
Points and counterpoints are now being bandied around over the Central government’s decision of installing this statue.

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