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He never came to Manipur during the war because of strategic difficulties.Kovind is only the second Indian President after VV Giri to visit the INA memorial complex. On his two-day visit to the state, the President inaugurated the North East Development Summit and the Manipur Sangai Festival on Tuesday It was from the INA headquarters here that commanders of Japanese troops and their allies chalked out their strategies to fight against the allied forces during World War II. This monument reminds us of the valour of the INA and makes us commit ourselves to the service of the nation. Netaji had been reportedly camping out in a southeast Asian country when the US bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki..