"This is first time an American President has been invited as chief guest for our Republic Day. The world cannot forget the American barbarism in Vietnam, Japan, Korea, Iraq, Libya and other Middle East countries.
"We cannot forget their role along with Britain in our freedom struggle. The clarion call of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose against the Anglo-American forces is worth remembering here," Forward Bloc general secretary Debabrata Biswas said in a statement here.
Biswas also lashed the BJP government for allegedly pursuing a communal agenda and trying to sabotage the secular fabric of the nation.
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