Kochi: Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh flayed Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi of Congress for mentioning the death of legendary Freedom Fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on the X.
Paying tributes to the founder of INA on Thursday, Rahul had mentioned his birth date and death date in the picture of Bose.
“…The Congress has covered up the suspense over Netaji’s disappearance. They have covered where Netaji was, or is. Keeping the same position intact, Rahul Gandhi declared Netaji’s death date. He should immediately apologise and correct his post…” Ghosh demanded.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, “We regret that while we know when he was born… we do not know how, or if, he died (and) when he died. We know his birthday but not his death date.”
“He is the victim of a big conspiracy. We feel sad. He fought so much for the country but where that man got lost… we never found him. This sadness will remain,” she said while speaking at birth anniversary celebrations in Bengal’s Alipurduar on Thursday.
The birth date – January 23 is officially recognised as his birth anniversary and it is celebrated every year. But there is no officially recognised death date.