Government releases 25 more declassified files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

New Delhi: The central government on Wednesday released another batch of declassified files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on portal www.netajipapers.gov.in.

"The fifth batch of 25 declassified files relating to #NetajiSubhasChandraBose was released online on web portal http://www.netajipapers.gov.in today," Union Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma said in a tweet.

The new files include report of Justice Mukherjee Commission of Inquiry on the alleged disappearance of Bose and Action Taken Report of 2006.

The new batch of files consists among others files containing photographs of interior view of Renkoji Temple showing how Netaji's ashes are kept, Russia Parliament question on Netaji and letter from Amiya Nath Bose to Pt Jawaharlal Nehru regarding conversion of Netaji's house into National museum and disposal of properties of Indian National army. 

The government had earlier released four files including on May 27 from the Prime Minister’s Office, from the Home Ministry, and also from the External Affairs Ministry pertaining to the period 1968 to 2008.

The government has earlier released three batches of files pertaining to Bose in March and April this year.

The first lot of 100 files relating to Bose were put in the public domain by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 23, on the occasion of the 119th birth anniversary of Netaji.