New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Friday denied furnishing data on the mysterious disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
According to the PMO the disclosure would harm India's relations with foreign countries.
The PMO's denial comes close on the heels of Chief Information Officer AN Tiwari's warning to the Union Home Ministry that it would take stern action if the ministry did not furnish the documents on Netaji.
"On verification of the classified files held by PMO, it is held that their disclosure will prejudicially affect relations with foreign countries," Joint Secretary to the Prime Minister and Appellate Authority in the PMO Sanjay Mitra told PTI.
Anuj Dhar, whose organisation Mission Netaji is on a campaign to bring out the truth behind Netaji's disappearance, had earlier requested PMO to confirm if the PMO was holding classified records on Bose.
In reply, the PMO had earlier provided a list of only the unclassified files, most relating to Bose's disappearance.
Keeping tab with the RTI procedure, Mission Netaji reported the matter to the Appellate Authority in the PMO, complaining that the answer given by PMO was incomplete because it has not responded to the request for the classified files.
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