Bardhan admits comrades mistake on Netaji

Seven decades after his party denounced Subhas Chandra Bose as an imperialist agent and Tojos dog (after Japanese Prime Minister Hediki Tojo),CPI general secretary A B Bardhan admitted at a function on April 5 that it was a mistake on the part of the undivided Communist Party of India not to have recognised Netajis indomitable spirit of patriotism. He added: I have no hesitation in apologising for this lapse. However,CPM general secretary Prakash Karat,who was also present at the function,ignored Bardhans reference to the undivided partys view of Netaji. While he paid rich tributes to Bose,he did not make any reference to the historical mistake.