Netaji's family rebukes Kangana Ranaut

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's family has slammed actor and BJP candidate Kangana Ranaut for her "Netaji first Prime Minister of India" remark.

Sharing a news article in a post on X, Subhas Chandra Bose's grand-nephew Chandra Kumar Bose said, "No one should "distort history for their political ambition."

"Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was a political thinker, soldier, statesman, visionary and the 1st PM of undivided India. The only leader who could unite all communities as Bharatiyas to fight for India’s freedom. Real respect to the leader would be to follow his inclusive ideology," Chandra Kumar Bose said in another post.

Notably, Chandra Kumar Bose resigned from the BJP in September last year, saying that his principles are not aligned with the party. His resignation had come amid the India vs Bharat row.

His remarks came after Kangana Ranaut, who is the BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi, hit back at trolls on social media over her remark about Netaji.

Sharing a screenshot of a news article on X, Kangana Ranaut asked those trolling her to read the piece of history. The article said that Netaji formed the government of Azad Hind in Singapore in 1943 and declared himself as the first Prime Minister.

Some opposition leaders hit out at Kangana Ranaut over her remark. BRS leader and ex-Telangana Chief Minister's son KT Rama Rao mocked the BJP candidate on X without naming her.

"One BJP candidate from North says Subash Chandra Bose was our first PM !! And another BJP leader from South says Mahatma Gandhi was our PM !! Where did all these people graduate from?" he tweeted.