Nation wants closure on Netaji mystery, tweet by PIB not right

Chandra Kumar Bose, a BJP leader and one of the grand nephews of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, on Monday took exception to the PIB tweet observing August 18 as the freedom fighter's death anniversary and said the mystery surrounding his disappearance was yet to be resolved.

Any announcement regarding the death of Netaji should only be made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he asserted.

"Nation wants a closure on #NetajiMystery, particularly to stop the false theories spread by persons with vested interest. A tweet by @PIBIndia is not the right approach. Such an announcement must be officially announced by hon'blePM @narendramodi ji based on documentary evidence," he tweeted.

The BJP leader insisted that the Centre should procure files on Netaji's disappearance from Japan and conduct a DNA test of his "remains" preserved in Japan's Renkoji temple.

He also sought the Intelligence Bureau (IB) files in this connection.

"Now that the #NetajiMystery issue is raging across the nation-for a proper closure please get 3 files kept in Japan, conduct DNA test of remains at Renkoji & release IB files to solve the mystery," Bose posted on Twitter, tagging the PM, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, PIB Ahmedabad among others.

The Press Information Bureau had on Sunday tweeted, "#PIB remembers the great freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his death anniversary. #Netaji #subhashchandrabose."