indian independence league was formed in bangkok in 1942.
indian independence league was formed in bangkok in 1942.
where was indian independence league formed in 1942?
bangkok
the indian national council was founded in december 1941 in bangkok by another group of indian nationalists resident in thailand. this organisation was founded from the thai-bharat cultural lodge on 22 december 1941. the founding president of the council was swami satyananda puri, along with debnath das as the founding secretary. along with the indian independence league, it came to be one of the two prominent indian associations that corresponded with i fujiwara's f kikan on the scopes of japanese assistance to the indian movement. however, the indian national council emphasised solidarity with the indian national congress and, at a time when japan began its successful malayan campaign, the council reflected the congress leadership's reluctance to appear quisling of the japanese. the council also had differences with the indian independence league, with puri openly questioning tokyo's anti-imperialist credibility in light of her actions in korea and china. puri was killed in a plane crash, along with giani pritam singh en route to the conference in tokyo in 1942 that saw rash behari bose accepted as the leader of the expatriate indian movement in south-east asia. later, the council sent delegates to attend the bangkok conference.
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the indian independence league (also known as iil) was a political organisation operated from the 1920s to the 1940s to organise those living outside india into seeking the removal of british colonial rule over india. founded in 1928 by indian nationalists, the organisation was located in various parts of southeast asia and included indian expatriates, and later, indian nationalists in-exile under japanese occupation following japan's successful malayan campaign during the first part of the second world war. during the japanese occupation in malaya, the japanese encouraged indians in malaya to join the indian independence league.
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