Friday’s press briefing at BJP’s Delhi office turned into a history lesson with a political edge, as Sudhanshu Trivedi lambasted Congress and TMC for undermining Subhas Chandra Bose’s legacy on his birth anniversary. ‘Netaji crushed British hopes single-handedly,’ Trivedi proclaimed, emphasizing Bose’s role in fostering true sovereignty.
He posed tough questions to Mamata Banerjee: ‘Born from Congress, why ignore Netaji for so long?’ Suggesting TMC remove ‘Congress’ from its identity, Trivedi highlighted Modi’s respect—honoring INA heroes publicly and repositioning Netaji’s statue at a site once occupied by a British king.
Exploring deeper, Trivedi invoked Ambedkar’s BBC comments on how Bose’s campaigns broke Indian troops’ allegiance to the Raj, pivotal to 1947’s outcome. He criticized Congress for missing WWII’s pressure point in 1939, waiting till 1942 only to pivot toward alliance with Britain via committee resolutions that stifled agitations.
‘Nehru’s independence was sworn under British oversight; Netaji embodied uncompromised freedom,’ Trivedi argued. This salvo not only revives Netaji worship but positions BJP as history’s guardian against what it calls deliberate forgetfulness by opponents.