On August 22, 1945, Netaji was reportedly cremated at the Taipei Municipal crematorium, confirmed the Japanese documents but records from the local crematorium had the name of Ichiro Okura, not Mr T, nor Netaji s full name
Prominent personalities have lost their lives to aircraft crashes. Officials like Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Sanjay Gandhi, Madhavrao Scindia, and more have met fatal air crashes.
Remembering Netaji: The man who crossed oceans to free his nation
This tripping over each other to pay homage to Subhas Bose is mere hypocrisy, says Ashish Ray, the London based author who wrote the book, Laid to Rest.
The book comprehensively and with documentary evidence establishes the circumstances of Subhas Boses death on 18 August 1945 in Taipei following a plane crash, cremation and transportation and preservation of his mortal remains in Tokyo.
It s only hypocrisy, pretence on Netaji, unless you bring back his mortal remains: Ashis Ray(photo:twitter/Mausam Noor/@MausamNoor/indianhistorypics)IANS
In an interview with IANS, Ray says it s a hypocrisy and pretence to pay homage to Netaji, if you do not have the decency to pay homage to his mortal remains lying at Buddhist shrine Renkoji in Tokyo for over 75 years by bringing these to India.