Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's grandnephew, Chandra Kumar Bose, has slammed the BJP, accusing the party of 'dividing communities for vote bank politics.'
Speaking with ANI after joining TMC, Chandra Kumar Bose equated the BJP with British rule, accusing them of bringing religion into politics, a policy that he said was opposed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
"The BJP is against the Constitution because its one-point agenda is to divide and rule, to divide communities for vote bank politics. The British, their policy was divide and rule. The BJP practices the same policies as the British. They bring religion into politics, a policy which was vehemently opposed by my grandfather, Sarat Chandra Bose, and his younger brother, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose," he said.
Chandra Kumar Bose had quit the Bharatiya Janata Party in September 2023, ending his nine years of association with the party, citing ideological differences.
He exuded confidence in the Trinamool Congress victory in the West Bengal election.
"We are having the state elections in Bengal. The TMC will definitely come out victorious... TMC has a much greater responsibility to unite the nation... all like-minded parties should unite to implement the concept of being a 'Bharatiya'; only then will we survive... I'm not an astrologer, but definitely, Mamata Banerjee would be victorious," he said.
