Ms Rupanjana Dutta, the Associate Editor of Asian Voice, has given a commendable account (AV June 20) of the mystery of disappearance of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose. A mass awareness campaign to uncover the mystery has begun most probably because Narendra Modi is Indian PM and he does not have any colonial baggage hanging on him.
Gandhiji is credited with Indian independence. But there are many who believe the main reason of the British deciding to quit India was Netaji and his army Azad Hind Fauz. The British came to realise Azad Hind Fauz will gradually grow in number and strength and they did not have enough manpower to control the huge subcontinent.
Netaji was a remarkable man in all spheres of human endeavour. He was the only person who defeated Gandhiji to become President of Indian National Congress. If there was anything Jawaharlal Nehru feared from was his sudden appearance in Indian political scene and hence his obvious reluctance to uncover the mystery of Netaji’s disappearance.
Since independence nothing so far has been said about what could have been the history of India if he was the First PM of that country. He had complete confidence of all Indians especially Muslims. Azad Hind Fauz was an army of men coming from all religious background. Many believe India would not have been partitioned if he was leading independence movement instead of Gandhiji.
Jatindra Saha
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