Chandra Bose had earlier tagged PM Modi in a tweet, saying it was unfair for the property of the freedom fighter to be moved around from one place to the other.
After Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s grandnephew, Chandra Kumar Bose alleged on Sunday that the artefact has been “transferred to another place it was not meant to be at”, the Union government issued a clarification saying it has been given to Victoria Memorial in Kolkata for an exhibition.
Culture Minister Prahlad Patel in a tweet said, “Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s cap and his sword are completely safe. ASI has given 24 items related to Netaji on loan to Victoria Memorial Kolkata. These were given for the exhibition organized on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji. Those are being brought back soon.”
Sources in the Ministry of Culture said that the iconic cap was moved to Kolkata’s Victoria Memorial in January this year where an event to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji was held in the presence of Prime Minister Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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Chandra Bose had earlier tagged PM Modi in a tweet, saying it was unfair for the property of the freedom fighter to be moved around from one place to the other. According to top sources, as a practice, the cap was loaned out to Victoria Memorial for six months starting January and Chandra Kumar Bose and the leader’s family had been aware of the developments, News18 reported.
“Following protocol, the cap was loaned from the Red Fort Museum to Victoria Memorial for a period of six months starting January and extendable for a year. This was done after a memorandum of understanding was signed.” the ministry said.
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