‘Netaji would have done his best to stop partition’

Next O ver six decades after his death, freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose remains one of the most intriguing figures of India’s Independence struggle. In his recently released book His Majesty’s Opponent , Harvard historian and Netaji’s grand nephew Sugata Bose chronicles his fascinating life, revealing some little known facts about the great leader and revisiting some of the most landmark events of his life. Here’s the chat transcript: V asks: Why did Netaji resign from the Congress presidentship even after he won against Jawaharlal Nehru. Wasn’t it an emotion decision and a bad one at that? Sugata Bose says: Netaji resigned because Mahatma Gandhi would not suggest names for the Congress Working Committee as required by a resolution passed at the Tripuri Congress. As he put it, he resigned in a helpful spirit. It may have been partly an emotional decision, but it paved the way for him becoming Netaji by raising the Indian National Army abroad. Sanjay asks: How was relationship between Gandhiji and Dr Bose? Sugata Bose says: The relationship between Gandhiji and Netaji was based on mutual affection and respect. They had a serious difference in opinion in 1939, but again came closer in their aims and ideology… Read full this story

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