He and Vithalbhai Patel, the elder brother of Vallabhbhai who was also in Vienna for treatment and had become a friend of Subhas’s, issued a joint statement. The Bose–Patel manifesto contained some clues about the new message that Subhas was seeking and intended to imbibe among Indians. The statement said, ‘We are clearly of [the] opinion that as a political leader Mahatma Gandhi has failed. The time has therefore come for a radical reorganization of the Congress on a new principle and with a new method.
bose and vitallbhai's joint issued statement
