Netaji Research Bureau chairperson Sugata Bose has shot off a letter to the Victoria Memorial authorities, claiming that one of the relics at an ongoing exhibition at the museum, commemorating the 125th birth anniversary of the legendary freedom fighter, is fake. In the letter to Victoria Memorial Curator Jayanta Sengupta, the leader s grandnephew said the museum authorities had never asked for a copy of Netaji s resignation letter from the Indian Civil Service and what has been put on display there is a fake exhibit. The Harvard University professor and son of Dr Sisir Bose said the authentic photocopy of Netaji s resignation letter from the ICS has been with the bureau for about 50 years.
The government has decided to observe January 23 as Parakram Diwas to commemorate the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Union minister Prahlad Singh Patel said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the first Parakram Diwas programme in Kolkata on January 23 on Bose s 125th birth anniversary and inaugurate an exhibition on the grounds of National Library to mark the occasion, Patel said. Patel said PM Modi will also felicitate prominent members of the Indian National Army formed by Bose and their family members in Kolkata on Saturday. He said 200 Patua artistes from West Bengal will make a painting on a 400-metre-long canvas depicting Bose s life.