FIR Filed Against Rahul Gandhi in Kolkata Over Controversial Post on Netaji's Death

The FIR has been filed by the self-proclaimed Hindutva Group, Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha at Bhawanipur Police Station in South Kolkata.

An FIR was filed on Sunday at a police station in Kolkata against Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for his reference to the date of death of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose while paying tribute to him on his birthday on January 23 through his official X handle.

The FIR has been filed by the self-proclaimed Hindutva Group, Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha at Bhawanipur Police Station in South Kolkata.

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After filing the FIR, the activists of the group also staged demonstrations near Netaji’s ancestral house at Elgin Road, also in south Kolkata, protesting against the contents of the controversial post by Rahul Gandhi.

According to the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha state president Chandrachud Goswami, Rahul Gandhi is carrying the same legacy who first forced Netaji to quit Congress and thereafter leave the country.

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"Rahul Gandhi and his ancestors always try to wipe out the memories of Netaji from the memory of the people of India. The people of India will punish him.". As for us, we will always protest if anyone tries to distort information on Netaji," Goswami said.

Earlier this week, while sharing on X, Congress MP mentioned August 18, 1945 as stated as the date of death of the legendary freedom fighter.

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The date that LoP mentioned coincided with the date when a plane that was carrying Netaji from Saigon and which was on its way to then USSR-occupied Manchuria, crash landed at Taihoku now known as Taipei.

However, none of the commissions set up subsequently on Netaji’s ‘disappearance’ could ever confirm August 18, 1945, as the exact date of his death and a mystery surrounds the fate of the freedom fighter.

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Following the post, Rahul Gandhi faced criticism from all party lines including All India Forward Bloc, a party founded by Netaji himself after quitting the Congress party. The state leaders from both the ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition BJP criticized Rahul Gandhi over the post.

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