Exposed Pseudo-Nationalism

Communists, while posturing on nationalism, have a history of vilifying freedom fighters, distorting Netaji Bose's legacy, and aligning with divisive forces against India's unity

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When comrades shed false tears on the insult to martyrs of the Indian freedom struggle, know that they are merely playing to the galleries. Ironically, for Indian communists, they do not realise that the galleries are empty and there are no takers for their theatrics any longer.

When communists speak of the sanctity of the Independence Day Address, these are words meant to cover up their collaborationist past. It was also a past in which their daily staple was the abuse of revolutionaries and leaders of the freedom movement.

Some examples from Kerala will be relevant here. Let us start with a recent one, which proved that even decades after independence, the essential mindset of Indian communists has not altered when it comes to assessing the role and legacy of the leaders of the freedom movement.

The teacher's handbook for class four, prepared by the CPIM-led Kerala government's State Council of Education Research and Training, stated that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had "fled" to Germany, fearing the British. The interpretation of Netaji’s “Great Escape” was deliberately distorted to suit the core communist view of his legacy, that of his being an escapist and lackey of the Japanese.