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Kolkata, Aug 18 (PTI) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose"s daughter Anita Bose Pfaff said she will soon approach the Indian and the Japanese governments for a DNA test of the ashes at Tokyo"s Renkoji Temple.
In an interview to PTI, Pfaff said resolving the mystery shrouding Bose"s life and bringing back the ashes to India would be a true tribute to the revolutionary as the country celebrates its 75th anniversary of Independence.
"I, as the daughter of Netaji, want this (mystery) to end in my lifetime.
I would soon officially approach the Indian government with the request to conduct a DNA test.
I will wait for some time for their response, if I get a response, it"s good, and if I don"t, I will get in touch with the Japanese government.
If the government agrees or if they ask me to move forward and don"t want to get involved, then I can take it forward," she said.
Pfaff, a German, said she had approached the Indian government for the DNA test when the Congress was in power but never got a reply.
"This time, I won"t dillydally much longer.
This COVID situation has already delayed the matter by two years.
I would parallelly get in touch with the Japanese government.