Netaji’s cap missing from Red Fort Museum, his grandnephew tweets PM Modi

June 28: Chandra Kumar Bose, the grandnephew of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in a tweet to Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged that Netaji’s cap has gone missing from the museum at Red Fort, Delhi. The cap was gifted to the museum by Netaji’s family in 2019.

Chandra Kumar Bose requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to instruct the officials to get the cap back to its ‘original position’. He tweeted, “#NetajisCapMissing Bose family had handed over #Netaji‘s historic cap to Hon’ble PM-Shri @narendramodiji to be kept at #RedFort Museum &not to be shifted around.Request Narendra Modiji to instruct placing cap in its original place.”

#NetajisCapMissing Bose family had handed over #Netaji's historic cap to Hon’ble PM-Shri @narendramodi ji to be kept at #RedFort Museum &not to be shifted around.Request Narendra Modiji to instruct placing cap in its original place. @prahladspatel @ProfKapilKumar @GeneralBakshi pic.twitter.com/BmSRpkb6kE

— Chandra Kumar Bose (@Chandrakbose) June 27, 2021

Reacting to the allegation, the government said the cap was loaned from the Red Ford museum to Victoria Memorial for the exhibition on Netaji which took place in the Victoria memorial on January 23. Both the institutes come under the ministry of culture. “This loan was done with proper documentation and a formal memorandum of understanding was signed. Under the MoU, the loan is valid for six months and can be extended to one year,” an official said. The artefacts were sent with proper escort and insurance, the government said.

In a tweet, Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism assured that the  the items will be back ‘soon’.

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— Prahlad Singh Patel (@prahladspatel) June 27, 2021