Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c14.s3.t10.5

v2.c14.s3.t10.5

In response to this request by the Chinese, at its 52ⁿᵈ Session, the Indian National Congress adopted a resolution to send a medical team to China immediately to help the Chinese people in need. The medical mission was sponsored by Pt Jawaharlal Nehru himself. A special committee was set up to collect funds for the mission and select personnel for the mission. The president of the Indian National Congress, Subhas Chandra Bose himself initiated the fund collection drive to prepare for the expenses of the Indian Medical Mission to China.