Did successive congress party governments lead by Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri really spy on the members of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s family for nearly two decades? The news was repugnant and repulsive because, N etaji Subhas Chandra Bose was an illustrious son of India. He gave up his career in Indian civil service, equivalent to IAS of this day. Clearing Indian Civil Service examination was considered a very difficult and remarkable feat for Indians those days. Subhash Chandra Bose gave up his potentially distinguished career like many young men the day and dedicated his life to the Indian independence movement. He defeated, Pattavi Sitaramaiah, candidate backed by Mahatma Gandhi, to become president of Indian National Congress. This shows his leadership and his influence over members of the party. When Gandhiji disapproved his electoral victory on ideological ground, Subhas Chandra Bose quit congress party and formed Forward B...