NEW DELHI: After the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Trinamool Congress has also called out Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for a post on X on the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
“The post of Rahul Gandhi is wrong and is not acceptable. We are celebrating the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose…We don’t know whether the theory regarding the air crash accident of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is correct or not,” TMC leader Kunal Ghosh said.
“The date of death that Rahul Gandhi has mentioned is wrong, he should correct it,” the TMC leader added.
The Lok Sabha leader of opposition had earlier in the day shared picture on social media to commemorate Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s 128th birth anniversary. The post, however, sparked controversy as the TMC and the BJP pointed out the mention of Netaji’s death date as August 18, 1945, a claim that has been strongly disputed by his supporters and followers.
Earlier, Union minister and BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar criticised Rahul Gandhi and asked him to issue an apology within 24 hours for disrespecting Netaji.
“I strongly protest the claim that Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose died on August 18, 1945, as stated in social media posts by Rahul Gandhi. I also demand that Rahul Gandhi apologise within the next 24 hours for showing disrespect to Netaji, who was the first Prime Minister of India,” he posted on X.
He called upon Netaji’s supporters to voice their concerns, stating, “I appeal to all of Netaji’s followers to raise your voices by sharing this demand.”
