President Mukherjee unveils Netaji's restored German audi car<br/><br/>President Pranab Mukherjee today unveiled the restored German car in which Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had made his great escape from his ancestral home in Kolkata in 1941 during his house arrest by the then British government. <br/><br/>Netaji had used 'Audi Wanderer W24' to escape from his Elgin Road residence to Gomoh railway station in Jharkhand to catch a train to Delhi.'<br/><br/>The car was unveiled to commemorate the 76th anniversary of Netaji's Great Escape as well as 60th anniversary of the Netaji Research Bureau (NRB) in Kolkata.'<br/><br/>The President unfurled the flag on car's bonnet. West Bengal Governor Keshri Nath Tripathy as well as Sugata Bose, Netaji's grand-nephew and also a Trinamool MP, were present at the event.'<br/><br/>The great escape is known as "Mahanishkraman" which depicts the story of leaving the house, its preparedness and the consequences, the President said.'<br/><br/>Mukherjee also talked about undaunted spirit of Sugata's father, Sisir Kumar Bose, who was also at the wheels during Netaji's escape from Kolkata.<br/>
News On AIR | January 18, 2017 11:59 PM
President Mukherjee unveils Netaji's restored German audi car