New Delhi (NVI): President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today led the nation in paying tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 123rd birth anniversary.
Kovind paid floral tributes to Bose and tweeted that Netaji remains one of the most beloved national heroes and an icon of India’s freedom struggle. Netaji’s courage and patriotism inspire the people, he said.
Modi tweeted: “India will always remain grateful to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose for his bravery and indelible contribution to resisting colonialism. He stood up for the progress and well-being of his fellow Indians.”
Bose was born in Cuttack, Odisha on January 23, in the year 1897.
Better known for his revolutionary slogan “Give me your blood, and I shall give you freedom”, Netaji was the great freedom fighter who raised the Indian National Army (INA) 1943 to fight against the British rule.
He inspired thousands of Indian youth to join the struggle for independence from the British colonial rule.
