New Delhi sources stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday thanked Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's family for presenting him with a cap belonging to the late freedom fighter on the occasion of his 122nd birth anniversary, and said that it has now become a valuable addition to the museums at the Red Fort complex.
Reportedly Kranti Mandir is the name given to a complex of museums opened at the Red Fort Complex in tribute to the country's freedom fighters. Accordingly artefacts on Subhas Chandra Bose include a wooden chair and sword once used by the leader, besides medals, badges and uniforms from his Indian National Army (INA) days. Recently West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee hit out at PM Modi for not declaring Subhas Chandra Bose's birth anniversary as a nationwide holiday.
She said at a program held here to mark the occasion "It seems they do not consider Netaji a national personality," adding that only a person like the late freedom fighter who recruited people from all sections in his fight against an oppressive regime can be termed a "true leader". Moreover President, BJP chief, Union Minister, Telugu Desam Party chief, Rajasthan Chief Minister and the Congress leadership also praised Subhash Chandra Bose's valor patriotism and leadership on the occasion.
