"Wrong, not acceptable": TMC's Kunal Ghosh on Rahul Gandhi's post mentioning death date of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Jan 23, 2025
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 23 : TMC leader Kunal Ghosh on Thursday criticised Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his post mentioning the death date of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, calling it "wrong" and "unacceptable."
Speaking to the media, Ghosh urged the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition to correct his comments.
"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...The date of death that Rahul Gandhi has mentioned is wrong, he should correct it," the TMC leader said.
This comes after Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi shared pictures on social media to commemorate Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's 128th birth anniversary. However, the post sparked controversy as it reportedly mentioned the date of Netaji's death as August 18, 1945, a claim that has been strongly disputed by his supporters and followers.
Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sukanta Majumdar also attacked Rahul Gandhi over the post. Majumdar demanded that Rahul Gandhi apologize within the next 24 hours for showing disrespect to 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 said in a post on X.
Appealing to all of Netaji's followers to raise their voices, he added, "I appeal to all of Netaji's followers to raise your voices by sharing this demand."
Speaking to ANI, the BJP leader said, "Today, Rahul Gandhi posted a photo on social media on Netaji's birth anniversary, where he declared the date of death. There is no authentic data on this. After holding a constitutional position, if he does this kind of irresponsible thing, then he should apologise to all of Netaji's followers."
