Overview

• Abhishek Banerjee, part of an all-party delegation in Japan, visited Rash Behari Bose’s memorial in Tokyo and highlighted its neglected condition.
• Following Banerjee’s appeal, the Indian Ambassador and parliamentary delegates inspected the dilapidated site at Tama Cemetery.
• Trinamool Congress leaders, including West Bengal ministers, have rallied behind Banerjee’s call to restore the memorial, emphasizing Bose’s significance to India’s independence movement.
• Rash Behari Bose, a key figure in India’s fight for freedom, organized the Ghadar Mutiny, founded the Indian Independence League in Japan, and aided in forming the Indian National Army.
• The campaign is seen as part of TMC’s broader strategy to assert Bengali identity and critique the central government’s perceived neglect of national heritage abroad.