KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of

external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran

KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the

present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the

present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the

present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the

present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said.
Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records.
"There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
internat
al impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they

have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said. Cho
mani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's
no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records

available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal

status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter

Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records

available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal

status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter

Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records

available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal

status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter

Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few oth

? Now that they have said they have no records, would there be room for the
records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranvKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to
records available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to
records available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran

KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the

records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as

a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no

records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the

records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as

a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no

records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the

records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as

a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no

records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the

records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as

a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the

government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said.
Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records.
"There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
internat
al impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the

present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the

present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the

present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the

present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said. Cho
mani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's
no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's

name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit

China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's

name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit

China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's

name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit

China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's

name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit

China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's

name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few oth

? Now that they have said they have no records, would there be room for the
records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranvKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to
records available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran

KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said.
Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records.
"There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
internat
al impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said. Cho
mani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's
no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no

records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the

records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as

a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few oth

? Now that they have said they have no records, would there be room for the
records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranvKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to
records available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran

KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said.
Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records.
"There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
internat
al impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wa rds

having Netaji's
name cleared as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few
others? Now that they have said they have no records, would there be room for the
records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
she said. Cho
mani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way they can have no
records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according

to

records available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records

available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal

status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter

Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records

available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal

status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter

Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records

available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal

status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter

Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few oth

? Now that they have said they have no records, would there be room for the
records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranvKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to
records available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran

KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said.
Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records.
"There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
internat
al impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said. Cho
mani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's
no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no

records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the

records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as

a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few oth

? Now that they have said they have no records, would there be room for the
records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all. Activist
Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the records might have
been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records

available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal

status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter

Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranvKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to
records available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records

available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal

status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter

Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records

available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal

status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter

Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran

KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was

being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said.
Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records.
"There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
internat
al impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared

as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list

exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This

doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in

disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared

as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list

exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This

doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in

disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared

as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list

exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This

doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in

disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared

as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list

exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This

doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in

disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said. Cho
mani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's
no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the

present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's

name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's

name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's

name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few oth

? Now that they have said they have no records, would there be room for the
records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranvKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to
records available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran

KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said.
Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records.
"There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
internat
al impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said. Cho
mani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's
no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no

records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the

records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as

a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few oth

? Now that they have said they have no records, would there be room for the
records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranvKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to
records available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran

KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the record s

to be done away with to close the chapter on a

seriously contentious issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that
the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way they can have no records
about a personality whose actions had internat
al impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according

to

records available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's

name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's

name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's

name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's

name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said. Cho
mani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's
no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's

name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit

China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's

name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit

China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's

name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit

China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few oth

? Now that they have said they have no records, would there be room for the
records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranvKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to
records available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran

KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said.
Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records.
"There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
internat
al impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said. Cho
mani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's
no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no

records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the

records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as

a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few oth

? Now that they have said they have no records, would there be room for the
records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranvKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to
records available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran

KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said.
Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records.
"There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
internat
al impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said. Cho
mani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's
no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no

records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the

records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as

a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few oth

? Now that they have said they have no records, would there be room for the
records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranvKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to
records available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran

KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said.
Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records.
"There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
internat
al impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said. Cho
mani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's
no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no

records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the

records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as

a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few oth

? Now that they have said they have no records, would there be room for the
records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranvKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to
records available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran

KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said.
Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records.
"There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
internat
al impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said. Cho
mani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's
no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no

records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the

records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as

a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few oth

? Now that they have said they have no records, would there be room for the
records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranvKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to
records available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran

KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said.
Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records.
"There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
internat
al impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said. Cho
mani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's
no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI , has refused to accept the claim and fears
that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter

Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records

available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal

status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter

Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records

available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal

status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter

Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records

available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal

status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter

Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records

available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal

status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few oth

? Now that they have said they have no records, would there be room for the
records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranvKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to
records available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran

KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said.
Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records.
"There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
internat
al impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said. Cho
mani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's
no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no

records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the

records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as

a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few oth

? Now that they have said they have no records, would there be room for the
records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranvKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to
records available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran

KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said.
Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records.
"There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
internat
al impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said. Cho
mani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's
no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no

records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the

records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as

a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

having Netaji's name

cleared as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few oth
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards

? Now that they have said they have no records, would there be room for the
records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971
that sought to bring World War II criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji
Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of external affairs
(MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records

available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal

status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter

Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranvKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to
records available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records

available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal

status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter

Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records

available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal

status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter

Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran

KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was

being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said.
Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records.
"There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
internat
al impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared

as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list

exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This

doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in

disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared

as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list

exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This

doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in

disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared

as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list

exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This

doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in

disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared

as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list

exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This

doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in

disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said. Cho
mani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's
no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the

present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's

name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's

name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's

name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few oth

? Now that they have said they have no records, would there be room for the
records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranvKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to
records available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II

criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove

Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.

READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious

issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stran

KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,

statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said.
Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records.
"There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
internat
al impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there

are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document

to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.

In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he

had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue," she said. Cho
mani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's
no way they can have no records about a personality whose actions had
international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.

He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no

records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the

records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as

a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records available with the ministry of
external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were

created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way

they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.

READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.

READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?

Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was
being evasive on the issue. "If there are indeed no records, does that mean the
government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared as `war
criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they
have said they have no records, would there be room for the records to be done
away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious issue,"
said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the
records. "There's no way they can have no records about a personality whose
actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).

The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from
Bengaluru. There is no document to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list,
but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list exists at all.
Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the
claim and fears that the records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"

Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."

Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking
The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
READ ALSO: Declassified Netaji files from Bengal could be earthshaking

The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had been branded a war criminal at the behest of the government and this was one of the reasons he was living in
disguise," said Dhar.
He added that the list of war criminals as maintained by the Allied powers are now in public domain. "These lists were
created and maintained by the UN War Crimes Commission or UNWCC. I have checked the records and Netaji's
name is not there. Since the Netaji files are about to be released, it is time for the government to come clean on this,"
Dhar added.
READ ALSO: Was Netaji alive till 1964?
Choodamani Nagendra refused to accept the MEA 's reply and argues that it was being evasive on the issue. "If there
are indeed no records, does that mean the government never made any efforts to wards having Netaji's name cleared
as `war criminal'? Or, have the records been destroyed, like a few others? Now that they have said they have no
records, would there be room for the records to be done away with to close the chapter on a seriously contentious
issue," she said. Choodamani added that she was certain that the MEA was lying about the records. "There's no way
they can have no records about a personality whose actions had international impact."
Dhar pointed out that the government had been quick to ratify a UN treaty in 1971 that sought to bring World War II
criminals to book. "For some stranKOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is not a war criminal, according to records
available with the ministry of external affairs (MEA).
The ministry has claimed so in a reply to an RTI application filed by a woman from Bengaluru. There is no document
to suggest that Bose's name figures in such a list, but the MEA 's UNP division doesn't make it clear whether the list
exists at all. Activist Choodamani Nagendra, who had filed the RTI, has refused to accept the claim and fears that the
records might have been destroyed.
READ ALSO: West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
In her application, Choodamani had wanted to know what efforts have been made by the government to remove
Netaji's name from the list of war criminals. She asked for the number of UN records relating to Netaji's war criminal
status that were with the government. Has the Indian representative in UN taken up the matter of removing Netaji's
name from the list, she asked.
In reply, the MEA 's UNP division has dismissed the application saying there is no record available with them. "This
doesn't make the government's position clear. As of today, there is nothing in government records that brands Bose as
a war criminal. Even though we are not sure about something emerging in future, the reply clears his name for the
present. But a more definitive reply was expected," said Netaji researcher Anuj Dhar.
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The possibility of a war criminal tag being imposed on Netaji was first raised in 1956 by freedom fighter
Muthuramalingam Thevar. He had claimed that Netaji's elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had asked him to visit
China to meet his brother. "Thevar claimed that he visited China secretly and met Netaji there. The Chinese angle,
statements made by Sarat Bose and the Thevar statement were supported by Bhagwanji of Faizabad who felt that he
had