Netaji's courage, patriotism still inspires every Indian to protect country's freedom: Rahul

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday paid rich tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary with Rahul Gandhi saying his courage and patriotism still inspires every Indian to protect and preserve the freedom of the country.

In a tweet in Hindi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, "Tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, former president of Indian National Congress, founder of Azad Hind Fauj and our idol, on his 126th birth anniversary." "Netaji's proclamation of 'Jai Hind' and 'Tum Mujhe Khoon Do, Main Tumhe Azadi Dunga' awakened everyone to true devotion to the motherland," he said.

भारतीय राष्ट्रीय कांग्रेस के पूर्व अध्यक्ष, आज़ाद हिंद फ़ौज के संस्थापक व हमारे आदर्श, नेताजी सुभाष चन्द्र बोस जी की 126वीं जयंती पर सादर नमन।

नेताजी के “जय हिंद” एवं “तुम मुझे खून दो,मैं तुम्हें आजादी दूंगा” के उद्घोष ने सभी को मातृभूमि के प्रति सच्चे समर्पण के लिये जागृत किया। pic.twitter.com/QGJNyl6S9g

— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) January 23, 2023

In a tweet, Gandhi said, "My humble tributes to the great freedom fighter, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, whose courage and patriotism still inspires every Indian to protect and preserve the freedom of our great country."

क़दम क़दम बढ़ाए जा
ख़ुशी के गीत गाए जा
ये ज़िंदगी है क़ौम की
तू क़ौम पे लुटाए जा

My humble tributes to the great freedom fighter, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, whose courage and patriotism still inspires every Indian to protect and preserve the freedom of our great country.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) January 23, 2023

The Congress, from its official Twitter handle, said, "Millions of salutations on the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, a great leader of the freedom struggle and the one who ignited the spirit of freedom in the hearts of crores of Indians by giving the slogan 'Tum Mujhe Khoon Do, Main Tumhe Azadi Dunga'."

स्वतन्त्रता संग्राम के अग्रणी, महान नेता एवं "तुम मुझे खून दो, मैं तुम्हें आज़ादी दूंगा" का नारा देकर करोड़ों भारतवासियों के सीने में आज़ादी की अलख जगाने वाले नेताजी सुभाषचंद्र बोस की जयंती पर कोटिश: नमन। pic.twitter.com/knV2s5QWkv

— Congress (@INCIndia) January 23, 2023