Righting the wrong!

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose - and the Modi government's decision to honour his memory at the India Gate Complex. 

It is not an ordinary political gimmick. For those familiar with the complex characters and events involved in the freedom struggle, especially between 1920 and 1948 when Gandhiji was assassinated, it brings to the fore the fundamental differences between Sanatani Darshana and Gandhiji's lifelong ambition of being the undisputed leader of not only Hindus but Muslims as well. The essential difference between the Sanatanis and the Congress was that the former was of the confirmed opinion that Gandhiji sacrificed the interests of Dharma for his personal ambition of being recognised as the sole leader of the Independence movement, to achieve which he took Hindus for granted while according and surrendering to Muslim interests over the thirty or so years he dictated over the Congress party.

At the Karachi session of the Congress in Mar 1931, in the teeth of Gandhiji's opposition a resolution was passed in the open session admiring the courage and spirit of Bhagat Singh when he threw the bomb in legislative assembly in 1929. Subhash Bose took strong objection to and challenged Gandhiji's stance and immediately came into disfavour with Gandhiji. In what can only be interpreted as an extreme case of vindictiveness, in the Tripura session of the Congress in 1938, Gandhiji opposed Bose's candidature for presidentship of the Congress by putting up his own candidate, Pattabhi Sitaramayya.

Bose still won and Gandhiji declared that it was his personal defeat - at which the party passed a resolution that Bose could only form his cabinet in consultation with Gandhiji. Bose took the resolution as a vote of no confidence and resigned. That marked the break with Gandhiji.

Modi government's efforts at resurrecting the contribution of Congress leaders like Patel and Bose is an attempt at setting right the one sided myth of Gandhi-Nehru being the architects of Indian independence. This government is bringing to the fore recorded history which was deliberately pushed into the background in an attempt to push a particular narrative.

This is one of the changes which has taken place since 2014 which the opposition does not recognise and hence, can't reconcile with. This is not revisionism. It is only putting the other version on the table for the people to decide. 

How can one find fault with that?

Tailpiece.

Got up around a trifle beyond a half past 6, the chores and was ready by 10. Spoke to Rema and Mini after breakfast. Rema and Padmakumar are now, back at Pidavoor.

It was a quiet Sunday.

Helped Lekha in watering the plants in the evening.

Saw the Rajnikant-starrer, "Annaathe" - a fairly long movie over three hours. It required trimming.