Subhas Chandra Bose Was Not The 1st Prime Minister Of India, But…

New Delhi:

Kangana Ranaut, actor and BJP chief, stirred up a storm when she erroneously referred to Subhas Chandra Bose as India’s first Prime Minister. In a tv interview, Ms Ranaut stated, “Inform me one factor, once we obtained independence, the place did India’s first PM Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose go?”

Whereas Kangana Ranaut’s factually incorrect remarks have began a meme fest on X (previously Twitter), it has additionally delivered to gentle a little-known historic occasion when Bose declared India free and proclaimed a authorities the place he was head of the state.

The liberty fighter, popularly often called Netaji, had on October 21, 1943 fashioned a authorities of Azad Hind (Free India) in Singapore. Subhas Chandra Bose declared himself because the Prime Minister, the Head of State, and the Minister of Conflict whereas making the announcement throughout World Conflict II.

Captain Dr. Lakshmi Swaminadhan was the minister answerable for the ladies’s organisation. She additionally commanded the Rani Jhansi Regiment, a brigade of girls troopers combating for the Indian Nationwide Military. The Rani Jhansi regiment was the primary women-only battle regiment in Asia.

The ‘Azad Hind Sarkar’ proclaimed authority over Indian civilians and army personnel within the nation, which was then occupied by Britain. They introduced their foreign money, courtroom and civil code.

The audacious transfer by Subhas Chandra Bose can be stated to have supplied a significant impetus to the liberty battle in opposition to the British.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and a number of other different senior leaders have appreciated the position of that ‘Azad Hind’ authorities in offering a imaginative and prescient for a “sturdy undivided India”.

“Netaji was not simply an inspiration for Indians, however for all those that have been combating for self-determination and freedom in international locations everywhere in the world,” PM Modi had stated at an occasion to commemorate the seventy fifth Anniversary of the formation of Azad Hind Authorities.