Kolkata: Chandra Kumar Bose, the grandnephew of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, on Monday resigned from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) just under four months after coming on board Mamata Banerjee-helmed party.
It marks another shift in Chandra’s political journey, having crossed over from the BJP to TMC around 10 days before the West Bengal Assembly elections in April, calling for a more inclusive political approach.
While joining the TMC, Chandra said his earlier decision to be with the BJP was a “mistake”.
Now, he has stepped down from the TMC due to personal reasons.
“I hereby tender my resignation from the primary membership of the All India Trinamool Congress with immediate effect, due to personal reasons,” Chandra’s resignation letter read.
Chandra resigned from his earlier stint with the BJP in 2023, alleging that the saffron party failed to fulfil its promise of promoting Netaji’s inclusive nationalist ideology.
Having joined the BJP in 2016, Chandra contested the West Bengal Assembly polls that year and 2019 Lok Sabha elections on the party’s ticket.
He was appointed vice-president of West Bengal BJP in 2016, only to be stripped of the post during the party’s 2020 organisational reshuffle.
Before entering politics, Chandra had a career in corporate management and entrepreneurship.
In 2004, he founded Bose Information Technology Pvt. Ltd, a company specialising in HR consultancy and skill development.
Chandra has been actively involved in preserving the legacy of one of India’s greatest freedom fighters.
He led campaigns seeking declassification of files related to Netaji and advocated greater public access to historical records.