Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s cap was handed over to the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata for an exhibition, Union Culture Minister Prahlad Patel said on Sunday after the freedom fighter’s great-nephew claimed the artifact was “transferred. to another place where it was not destined. ”
Chandra Kumar Bose said the cap was given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the opening of a museum dedicated to Netaji in the Red Fort in Delhi.
Tagging the Prime Minister and Union Minister of Culture in a tweet, he said: “The Bose family had given the historic Netaji cap to the Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji for storage in the Red Fort Museum and not change place. Ask Narendra Modiji to tell you how to put the cap back in its original place. ”
He used the hashtag “ Netaji’s cap is missing ” with his tweet.
A few hours later, Patel in a tweet said: “Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s cap and sword are completely safe. ASI has delivered 24 items related to Netaji on loan to Victoria Memorial Kolkata. These were delivered for the exhibition organized on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of Netaji’s birth. These will be brought back soon. ”
Sources from the Ministry of Culture said the iconic cap was moved to Kolkata’s Victoria Memorial in January this year, where an event was held to mark the 125th anniversary of Netaji’s birth in the presence of Prime Minister Modi and Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata. Banerjee.
“Following protocol, the boundary was loaned from the Red Fort Museum to the Victoria Memorial for a period of six months beginning in January and extendable for one year. This was done after the signing of a memorandum of understanding.
“The cap was one of many artifacts loaned by ASI for the 125th birthday program. They were sent to Kolkata with proper escort and insurance. The MOU expires on July 18 and further action will be taken.” said a source from the ministry.
On January 23, 2019, the Union government inaugurated a museum dedicated to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at Red Fort. The museum was opened by PM Modi and the Bose family had gifted him the cap for the archives.
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