New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (NT): India marks Subhas Chandra Bose’s 121st birth anniversary on Tuesday. For this day President Ram Nath Kovind and PM Narendra Modi offered their tribute to freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
Earlier, A few months before Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's grandnephew, Chandra Kumar Bose, in an open letter, had urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the Netaji’s birth anniversary as 'Patriots Day' or 'DeshPrem Diwas'.
PM Modi on his twitter handle recalls the valor of the great freedom fighter.He posted a message
“The valor of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose makes every Indian proud. We bow to this great personality on his Jayanti”, PM tweeted
President Kovind also on the micro-blogging website termed Netaji as an “icon of India's freedom struggle” by sharing a message
"On his birthday, I offer my tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. He remains one of our most beloved national heroes and an icon of India's freedom struggle," President Kovind tweeted.
BJP president Amit Shah also offers his respect to Netaji by remembering his “charismatic leadership” as posted a message on his twitter account
“I bow to the legendary Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary. Netaji's patriotism, courage and bravery were exceptional. His charismatic leadership had inspired millions of youth to participate in India's Independence struggle”, Amit Shah tweeted
Subhas Chandra Bose was an Indian nationalist, whose persistent patriotism made him an icon in India.
Bose had been a leader of the younger, drastic, armed force of the Indian National Congress in the late 1920s and 1930s. He was Congress President in 1938 and 1939. (NT)
