Indian independence fighter Persia was an important leader in India's resistance to British colonialism. Together with Mahatma Gandhi and India's first post-independence Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, he was also known as the "Three Heroes of India". It is believed that he died in an air crash in Taiwan in August 1945.

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[Central News Agency] Today is the 126th birthday of Persia, a fighter for the Indian independence movement. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi specially posted a memorial post on Twitter.

Persia is believed to have died in Taiwan in a plane crash, one of Taiwan's rare historical ties to India.

On January 23, 1897, Persia (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose) was born in Kolkata, a large city in northern India. He later became an important leader in India's resistance to British colonization. Together with Mahatma Gandhi and India's first post-independence Prime Minister Nehru, he said " The Three Masters of India".

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Modi (Narendra Modi) paid tribute to Persia in a tweet today, describing his contribution to Indian history as incomparable, and his heroic struggle against the colonists will be remembered. vision for India."

Behind the Indian landmark "India Gate", there is a Persian statue, 8.5 meters high, made of granite.

Different from Gandhi's moderate line, Persia actively traveled overseas during the Indian independence movement, received Indian prisoners of war handed over by Germany and Japan, and organized the Indian National Army to counterattack India from overseas.

It is believed that he flew from Saigon to Taiwan on a Japanese bomber in August 1945, but the plane crashed after refueling and took off, and he missed the opportunity to see India's independence.

Regarding the situation of Persia after the crash, most of the information from Japan is currently based on information from the Japanese side, saying that he was sent to a military hospital, which is today the Heping District of the Taipei City United Hospital; after he died of severe burns, , the remains were directly cremated and shipped to Japan.

However, some Indian experts have doubts about the claim that he died in Taiwan and put forward various conspiracy theories.

To this day, when some Indian media make relevant reports, they only say that he "lost contact in Taiwan" or "the last time he appeared was in Taiwan."