Netaji cap now not ‘lacking’ from Pink Citadel, loaned out: Tradition Ministry

The Ministry of Tradition Sunday stated {that a} cap belonging to freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose had now not long gone lacking from a show on the Pink Citadel — as used to be claimed by way of some on social media — and were loaned out at the side of every other two dozen-odd artefacts to the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata.

The uncommon non-public belonging used to be talented to Top Minister Narendra Modi by way of the Bose circle of relatives. In 2019, Modi had himself positioned the unique triangular cap on a show unit on the Subash Chandra Bose museum whilst inaugurating it.

The Pink Citadel reopened just lately for the primary time after the January 26 farm agitation violence and pandemic-related lockdowns, following which guests noticed plenty of empty show bins.

Resources within the Ministry of Tradition and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the custodians of the museum, denied any artefacts had been lacking. “An exhibition used to be inaugurated at Victoria Memorial in Kolkata on January 23 this 12 months to commemorate 125th beginning anniversary of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose the place those artefacts had been displayed. Those artefacts had been loaned from Pink Citadel Museum by way of ASI to Victoria Memorial after following a correct process during which a proper MoU used to be signed between the 2 organisations. The MoU is legitimate for 6 months and additional extendable by way of a 12 months,” one supply stated.

Union Tradition Minister Prahlad Patel informed The Indian information: “This has been delivered to my realize, and I will be checking with the ASI, who’re custodians of the stated museum.”

Professor Kapil Kumar, Former Professor of Historical past & Director, Centre for Freedom Combat & Diaspora Research,IGNOU, who has been the Leader Historian for 4 Museums at Pink Citadel, informed The Indian information, “Of the 80-90 artefacts that had been displayed on the Netaji museum at Pink Citadel, greater than 20 show bins had been discovered empty by way of guests this week. There will have to were a transparent labelling on the ones devices that the show has been moved briefly.”

The Ministry of Tradition stated the switch of reveals used to be a typical process and all formalities had been looked after. “Those artefacts had been despatched to Kolkata with correct escort and insurance coverage. The loaning and borrowing of antiquities and reveals are a typical workout between museums. On this case, each ASI and Victoria Memorial Corridor (VMH) are below the executive keep an eye on of the Ministry of Tradition. All through the mortgage length, ASI inspects the loaned gadgets. Subsequent inspection of that is deliberate by way of ASI Kolkata Circle July 1, 2021, below a Deputy Superintending Archaeologist Chemist.”

Chandra Kumar Bose, the grandnephew of Netaji, expressed displeasure that the past due freedom fighter’s cap were “transferred to every other position it used to be now not intended to be at”. He tweeted: “#NetajisCapMissing Bose circle of relatives had passed over #Netaji’s ancient cap to Hon’ble PM-Shri @narendramodi ji to be saved at #RedFort Museum &to not be shifted round.Request Narendra Modiji to instruct striking cap in its authentic position.”

It used to be on October 21, 2018, that Top Minister Modi had laid the basis stone for this museum, to mark the 75th anniversary of Azad Hind Executive, shaped by way of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. The museum used to be duly inaugurated by way of the PM on January 23, 2019, to mark Bose’ 122nd beginning anniversary. It used to be a part of the Kranti Mandir complicated, a suite of 4 museums. The complicated comprises Yaad-e-Jallian Museum on Jallianwala Bagh and Global Warfare 1, a Museum on 1857- India’s First Warfare of Independence and Drishyakala- a Museum on Indian Artwork.