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As BJP targets Cong, Jinnah, SP says our ‘nationalism inclusive’

Jinnah gave Vande Mataram a communal colour: UP CM Yogi; SP says our 'nationalism inclusive'

December 23, 2025 9:42 am

The CM made the remarks during a special discussion on Vande Mataram in the state Assembly to mark 150 years of the national song.

At a time when people in Delhi had taken to the streets to demand clean air, parliamentarians could have sent a message for much-needed accountability in environmental governance. (Credit: sansad.in, enhanced using Google Gemini)

From the Opinions Editor: Vande Mataram and Parliament’s silences on air pollution

December 23, 2025 4:09 pm

At a time when protestors in Delhi were demanding clean air, parliamentarians failed in sending a message for much-needed accountability in environmental governance.

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru with Rabindranath Tagore. (Wikipedia)

Vande Mataram: The musical logic behind PM Nehru’s choice

December 14, 2025 5:10 pm

PM Modi gave a speech right after, revisiting Jawaharlal Nehru’s decision to drop two stanzas from the original Vande Mataram by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, framing it as an act of appeasement toward Muslim leaders, which, according to the PM, “sowed the seeds of the division of the nation”.

Politicians love to take liberties with history. The BJP (and the government) accused the Congress of mutilating the National Song, Vande Mataram, and insisted on a day-long debate in both Houses of Parliament in the winter session.

P Chidambaram writes: Distortion of history, disdain for future

December 14, 2025 7:46 pm

No one raised a controversy on the two-stanza national song since 1937. Why now? Parliament and the governments ought to be concerned with the pressing problems of the people in the present and on the ambitious goals of the country for the future

Rabindranath Tagore's 'Bande Mataram' carried a message that 'Vande Mataram' did not

December 15, 2025 12:51 pm

Rabindranath Tagore's song did not invoke religious sentiments, unlike the one by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. Tagore's message was of togetherness

discussion on Vande Mataram in Rajya Sabha | Debate aim is to malign Nehru: Cong; BJP flags ‘demographic invasion’

Vande Mataram debate | Aim is to malign Nehru: Congress; BJP flags ‘demographic invasion’

December 11, 2025 6:11 am

Participating in a debate on 150 years of Vande Mataram, Congress member Jairam Ramesh said the objective of the debate was to malign Nehru, and accused the BJP of insulting freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for the country.

From Supreme court to various high court of India Vande Mataram have been evoked in different contexts.

Five times ‘Vande Mataram’ made it to courtrooms

December 10, 2025 5:05 pm

Vande mataram court cases, National song legal issues: As 'Vande Mataram' written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay found itself in the middle of political storm, it is also echoed in courtrooms- often at the intersection of patriotism, constitutional freedoms, and individual choice.

What Nehru wrote on choice for National Anthem: Vande Mataram ‘difficult’ to understand, Jana Gana Mana ‘full of life’

December 11, 2025 11:06 am

Nehru was of the view that the tune of the National Anthem, as well as how foreign nations would perceive it, needed to be considered to make a choice.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin (File photo)

From the Urdu Press: 'There should be no compulsion to sing Vande Mataram; Putin's India visit a clear message to world'

December 09, 2025 8:58 pm

“When hate speech is being normalised that leads to violence and undermines constitutional integrity, calling it a mere local law and order issue is tantamount to ignoring its systemic nature,” Roznama Sahara wrote about an observation the Supreme Court made last month.

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged that reforms should be all for sectors, not just the economy, so that they contribute towards a better standard of living. (Express Photo)

PM Modi calls for reforms in every sector to reduce hardships for common man

December 09, 2025 2:50 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks came in the wake of the government preparing to bring the Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0, a legislative reform to further ease doing business.

VANDE MATARAM VIDEOS

Agitated lawyers protest outside Patiala House Court

February 17, 2016 9:39 am

New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Lawyers on Wednesday raised ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ slogans to protest against the anti-national slogans raised inside the Patiala House court premises by the students agitated over the arrest of JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar. Lawyer Vikram Chauhan said people who raised “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans have been made heroes by the media and when they are protesting against it then why are they being called ‘gundas’. Chauhan added they responded only when students tried to beat the lawyers and tear their clothes, adding that they did not hit anyone.

Lawyer says not ashamed of sloganeering in Supreme Court

February 17, 2016 9:30 am

New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Lawyer Rajeev Tadac, who allegedly raised ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ slogans during a hearing in the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, said he is not ashamed of doing so. However, Tadac apologised in the court after being reprimanded by a judge. The lawyer, along with his colleagues, had disrupted the Supreme Court proceeding regarding journalists and students being thrashed by BJP leaders outside the Patiala House Court on Monday.