Nation Remembers Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose On His Birth Anniversary 

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday led the nation in paying tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 120th birth anniversary and saluted his valour during the freedom struggle.

"I salute Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary. His valour played a major role in freeing India from colonialism," Modi said after paying homage to India's iconic leader in parliament. "Bose was a great intellectual who always thought about the interests and well-being of the marginalised sections of society," said the Prime Minister. He also expressed his gratitude for getting the opportunity to fulfil people's decades long demand of declassifying files related to Bose's life. Beginning January 23 last year, the Modi government has so far released over 303 classified files on Netaji. The declassified files are available on http://www.netajipapers.gov.in.

Paying tribute, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi said Netaji was an "icon of the freedom struggle, and his courage, sacrifice and indomitable spirit remain an inspiration".

Darjeeling: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said truth should come out regarding the mysterious disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

"We celebrate the birth anniversary of Netaji every year but we do not know about his disappearance. This is a tragedy," she said at a programme here on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Netaji. "We had declassified all Netaji files which were with the state government. Some files were there with the central government. Truth may come out if there was an investigation but unfortunately it did not happen," she said. "Netaji's birthday is as important for us as Independence Day or Republic Day. Netaji was a leader of the country. A true leader does not discriminate, works for all," she said.

Tripura: Around 2,000 school students and tableaux depicting prevailing issues were part of a huge colourful procession here in Tripura on Monday to mark the 121th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

As many as 26 groups of students from the 68-year-old Netaji Subhash Vidyaniketan highlighted terror strikes across the world, September 29, 2016 surgical strikes across the Line of Control (LoC) by Indian troops, demonetisation of high value currency notes, bad effect of fast food, consumption of nutritious foods, traditional culture of tribal people, drug menace, crimes against women, earthquakes and incidents related to India's freedom struggle. The groups also depicted the terror attacks in India, sacrifice of life of revolutionary Bhagat Singh and Indian soldiers, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, national integration and Tripura's achievements in different fields.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Monday celebrated the birth anniversaries of two of its legendary sons Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Veer Surendra Sai.

While the 120th birth anniversary of Netaji Bose was observed in a big way at his birthplace in Odia Bazaar in Cuttack, the birthday of freedom fighter Surendra Sai was observed at his native village Khinda in Sambalpur district. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Tourism Minister Ashok Chandra Panda and others visited the Netaji museum in Cuttack and paid homage at the Janakinath Bhawan where Netaji was born on January 23, 1897. Several functions were also organised to mark his birthday. "Saluting the icon of patriotism, valour, sacrifice of one of the greatest sons of soil Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, on his birth anniversary," tweeted the Chief Minister. Patnaik also offered floral tribute to Veer Surendra Sai's statue inside the Odisha Legislative Assembly premises on the auspicious occasion of his 208th birth anniversary.