Family members of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to form a SIT to unravel the mystery surrounding the nationalist leader's disappearance over seven decades ago.
They also urged Modi to speak to Japanese premier Shinzo Abe to ensure that files held by that country's government are declassified to unravel the mystery.
The special investigation team should comprise of Intelligence Bureau and union home department personnel, Netaji researchers, forensic experts and members of Netaji's family, the nationalist leader's grandnephew and BJP leader Chandra Kumar Bose said on Monday reacting to a Press Information Bureau tweet mentioning August 18 as the death anniversary of the freedom fighter.
The PIB had on Sunday tweeted, "#PIB remembers the great freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his death anniversary. #Netaji #subhashchandrabose."
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