‘Movement will continue till declassification is complete’

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Samiran Bose, Suresh Chandra Bose’s grandson and Netaji’s grandnephew, however, told Millennium Post that he was looking for more information on the INA (Indian National Army founded by Netaji)soldiers from the declassified files. The INA men did not get any justice from the Congress Government after they surrendered in 1945. “In the memorandum submitted to the Prime Minister, we have asked for freedom fighter status for the INA soldiers, they fought for India’s freedom after all. Their families should be taken care of at least now,” said Samiran Bose.

The meeting with Modi was attended by 35 family members of Netaji and 15 experts —researchers, historians, lawyers — on the subject. The Central government has about 134 secret files in its custody — and the family placed a  demand for their declassification. The West Bengal government has already released 64 files on Netaji that were in its custody. There are indications from these intelligence documents that Bose was alive after 1945 and visited countries like China and Russia.