Hologram statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose unveiled

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, January 23, 2022, unveiled a hologram statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at India Gate. As per reports, this hologram would be in place till the work of the statue of Netaji is completed and the statue would be unveiled in the same place to mark the year-long celebration of the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

He also conferred Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskars for the year 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 in the investiture ceremony. This award was instituted by the Union Government to recognize and honour the invaluable contribution and selfless service rendered by the individuals and organisations in India in the field of disaster management.

 Addressing the gathering, he said that the grand statue of Netaji, who had established the first independent government on the soil of India, and who gave us the confidence of achieving a sovereign and strong India, is being installed in digital form near India Gate. Soon this hologram statue will be replaced by a granite statue. This statue is a homage to the hero of freedom by the grateful nation and will keep on reminding our institutions and generations the lesson of national duty.

Sharing more details, PM said the freedom struggle involved ‘tapasya’ of lakhs of countrymen, but attempts were made to limit their history as well. But today, after decades of independence, the country is boldly correcting those mistakes. He cited Panch Teerth associated with Babasaheb Ambedakar, Statue of Unity to commemorate the contribution of Sardar Patel, Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas in the honour of Bhagawan Birsa Munda, Tribal Museums to remember the great contribution of the tribal community, naming an Island in Andamans after Netaji to comommerate 75 years of tricolour in Anamans and Sankalp Smarak in Andamans to honour Netaji and INA, as some key steps in the direction of correcting the mistakes of the past. 

Besides the PM, the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, paid homage to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125^th birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan.  He paid floral tributes in front of a portrait of Netaji at Rashtrapati Bhavan.