Published 15:07 IST, August 15th 2020

'Have requested PM Modi for a DNA test of Netaji's remains in Renkoji', says Grand-nephew

Chandra Kumar Bose, Netaji's grand nephew said that members of the Bose family had written to PM Modi requesting for a DNA test of his remains at the Renkoji

Reported by: Ananya Varma
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On occasion of 74th Independence Day, kin of one of India's most famour freedom fighters, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, has once again requested closure from government regarding leader's mysterious death. 

Chandra Kumar Bose, Netaji's grand nephew, took to Twitter to reveal that members of Bose family had written to PM Modi requesting for a DNA test of his remains at Renkoji temple in Japan which would help unravel truth behind his death. Earlier as well, Netaji's kin had requested Modi government to probe into mystery of his disappearance on 18 August 1945 so as to provide closure to nation on what happened to Netaji and wher he survived air crash or t.

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kin of Netaji had previously hit out at Congress Government for 'suppressing truth' behind Netaji's death with Chandra Kumar Bose saying, "Congress government has always suppressed truth, my far Amiya Nath Bose who was in Lok Sabha had taken up issue with Pandit Nehru, Indira Gandhi for releasing all papers but one bored. For first time, Narendra Modi responded positively and he started process of declassification. We are happy about releasing all files by NDA govt but t satisfied because re is closure." 

Centre declassifies files

Last year in December, Modi government de-classified all records related to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Azad Hind Fauj and placed m in National Archives of India, Minister of State of Culture and Tourism, Prahlad Singh Patel informed. A total of 304 declassified records/files have been transferred to National Archives of India for permanent retention. Out of 304 flies, 303 files are already uploaded on Netaji web portal. National Archives of India is custodian of declassified files and records of Government of India. In addition, in 1997 National Archives of India had received 990 declassified files pertaining to Azad Hind Fauj from Ministry of Defence.

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15:07 IST, August 15th 2020