Modi government is leaving no stone unturned to bring Netaji’s legacy into the limelight. From Republic Day celebrations to the new look of India Gate, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is being honoured everywhere. PM Modi led government recently stepped in with a decision to install a grand statue, made of granite, at India gate. ‘Liberals’ have begun attacking the government yet again as the decision has set their posteriors on fire.
Netaji’s grand statue to be installed at India Gate
Recently, PM Modi took to Twitter to inform, “At a time when the entire nation is marking the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, I am glad to share that his grand statue, made of granite, will be installed at India Gate. This would be a symbol of India’s indebtedness to him.”
PM Modi further added, “Till the grand statue of Netaji Bose is completed, a hologram statue of his would be present at the same place. I will unveil the hologram statue on 23rd January, Netaji’s birth anniversary.”
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Liberals suffer a massive heartburn
It is safe to say that liberals have a tendency to oppose everything in the nation’s interest. And thus, PM Modi’s decision to install a grand statue of Bose undoubtedly would have ‘pained’ them.
Expressing the ‘pain’ and anger over the decision to acknowledge Bose’s efforts in India’s independence movement, liberals and white supremacists spewed venom against PM Modi led Indian government.
Myra Macdonald, an author, took to Twitter to criticise PM Modi. She did not even spare Indian freedom fighter Bose and spewed venoms against him. She tweeted, “India has always had a rather ambivalent attitude to Subhas Chandra Bose, who initially sought Hitler’s support and then allied with the Japanese, but was also fighting for Indian independence. That said, I think this is going too far. Dangerously so.”
She further wrote, “For a while now I’ve been thinking that the decolonisation agenda so popular among western leftists could do real damage to India. Seeing a right-wing PM who critics say has dictatorial tendencies celebrating a man who sought support from Hitler tends to support that.”
https://twitter.com/myraemacdonald/status/1484956199770595340
British author and journalist Tunku Varadarajan also resorted to Twitter to express his hate towards Subhas Chandra Bose. He tweeted, “The statue of a man who was pals with Hitler is going to sully India Gate in New Delhi.”
https://twitter.com/tunkuv/status/1484742983975161858?s=20
Edward Luce, US-based Associate Editor, Financial Times, also slammed PM Modi calling him a fascist. He tweeted, “Latest exhibit of Modi’s fascist ideology. Bose was an admirer of Hitler and a pawn of the Axis powers.”
https://twitter.com/EdwardGLuce/status/1484929835285757958?s=20
The legacy of Subhas Chandra Bose
When British Prime Minister Clement Attlee who officially signed India’s independence document came to India in 1956, he was asked a seemingly simple question by Justice Chakraborty.
“You won world war II, you became a permanent member of UNSC, you handled the Quit India movement quite well then what made you leave India?”
To which he answered, “Apart from the fact that India became a liability to us, the answer in three words is SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE and INDIAN NATIONAL ARMY.”
To which Justice Chakraborty asked another question.
“So, what was the impact of Congress and Mr Gandhi on your decision of leaving India?”
Justice Chakraborty in his book says – that to my question, Clement Attlee while sipping his coffee with an arrogant smile on his face, replied, “MINIMAL”.
At a time when most leaders spoke of non-violence and were far too idealistic in their approach towards things, Netaji dared to take on the might of the British Empire by forming a separate army. The alliance with Germany and Japan was based on the notion of “enemy of an enemy is a friend”. He was right in judging that the day when the unquestionable loyalty of the Indian armed forces would be dismantled; the British would no longer be able to rule India. Most importantly, he understood the armed forces really well.
The Modi government, thus, deserves all the respect for resurrecting the legacy of the great nationalist Subhas Chandra Bose.