Statue of Subhash Chandra Bose to be installed at India Gate, says PM Modi

Till the grand statue of Netaji Bose is completed, a hologram statue of his would be present at the same place. I will unveil the hologram statue on 23rd January, Netaji’s birth anniversary. pic.twitter.com/jsxFJwEkSJ

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 21, 2022

The statue will be installed under the grand canopy near  which the Amar Jawan Jyothi flickers in remembrance of India’s martyrs. The eternal flame, which has not been extinguished for 50 years, will be put off on Friday, as it will be merged with the flame at the National War Memorial.

The statue will be installed under the grand canopy near  which the Amar Jawan Jyothi flickers in remembrance of India’s martyrs. (Image: Government of India)

The canopy, which was built along with the rest of the grand monument in the 1930s by Sir Edwin Lutyens, once housed a statue of the former king of England George V. The statue was later moved to Coronation Park in Central Delhi in the mid-1960s.

“This is a befitting tribute to the legendary Netaji, who gave everything for India’s freedom,” Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted.