Congress MP P Chidambaram on Sunday dismissed the Indian Council for Historical Research’s reasoning for not including former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s photo on its poster for “Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” as ludicrous.
“Azaadi ka Amrut Mahotsav” is an initiative launched by the government to commemorate 75 years of India’s independence.
As part of the initiative, the Indian Council for Historical Research released a poster with the images of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Subhas Chandra Bose, Bhagat Singh, BR Ambedkar, Vallabhbhai Patel, Rajendra Prasad, Madan Mohan Malviya and VD Savarkar.
On Saturday, several social media users, including Congress leaders, criticised the government for omitting Nehru, India’s first prime minister, from the poster.
Indian Council for Historical Research Member Secretary, K Ratnam, however, said that the controversy was unnecessary, according to The Indian Express. Ratnam said that there was no ulterior motive behind the…