Netaji reportedly died in a plane crash in Taipei on August 18, 1945.
Parakram Diwas 2026: Netaji’s Daughter Renews Push to Bring Ashes Back on 129th Birth Anniversary
On the occasion of ‘Parakram Diwas–2026’, marking the 129th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, his daughter Anita Bose Pfaff has renewed her appeal to the Indian government to bring the freedom fighter's remains back from Japan.
Pfaff said in a statement that Netaji spent much of his life in forced exile while fighting for India's independence. She said he would have been "deeply distressed" that his remains are still kept outside his motherland more than 80 years after his death and 78 years after India became independent.
Pfaff urged Indians who revere him to support his "posthumous return from exile" and the transfer of his mortal remains, currently kept at the Renkoji Temple in Tokyo, for a final and fitting disposal in India.
The Ministry of Culture organised celebrations for Parakram Divas 2026 at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and 13 other locations across the country.
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh accused the government of "suppressing" Netaji’s contributions, specifically his role in the 1937 Bande Mataram controversy and his selection of Jana Gana Mana as the national anthem.
Netaji reportedly died in a plane crash in Taipei on August 18, 1945. According to Pfaff, he was travelling from Singapore to Tokyo when the fatal accident occurred.
Source: The Tribune
