Muthuramalingam Thevar and Subhas Bose mystery
E ven as Thevar centenary celebrations are on across Tamil Nadu, the nation might recall the sensational claim made by the legendary leader. Muthuramalingam Thevar, reverentially referred to as Pasumpon , was a freedom fighter and a confidant of Subhas Chandra Bose from late 1920s onwards. These are the known facts. What seems to have been unknown is that Thevar was the first person to depose before Shah Nawaz Committee, the first official probe into Subhas's reported death. This very hearing on April 1 convinced Thevar that it was unlikely to do justice. On April 3, he held a press conference in Delhi, and seen below is the report ran by Hindustan Standard on 4 April 1956. Calling the committee "an eyewash", Thevar said he would furnish "conclusive proof that Bose was alive "if the committee was reconstituted". He said he might tell the Prime Minister Nehru about Bose "if he was sympathetic". Thevar wanted Dr Radha Binod Pal, in news re
