After ‘objections,’ ICHR stops singing of daily national anthem, removes images of Bharat Mata, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
Said a senior official: “The singing of the national anthem started based on a verbal order last September and stopped today, also on a verbal order. There was no written order to remove images of Bharat Mata and Upadhyaya but these were removed today from both places.”
When contacted, ICHR chairman Raghuvendra Tanwar and Member Secretary Kadam confirmed the developments but declined to elaborate. FOR about six months, staff at the Indian Council for Historical Research, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education, gathered each morning to sing the national anthem. And images of Bharat Mata and of former Jan Sangh president Deendayal Upadhyaya adorned the office of Member Secretary Umesh Kadam and the ICHR conference room.
The singing of the anthem was stopped Friday and the two images were removed from both the rooms as well, The Indian Express has learnt after “objections.”
When contacted, ICHR chairman Raghuvendra Tanwar and Member Secretary Kadam confirmed the developments but declined to elaborate.
Said a senior official: “The singing of the national anthem started based on a verbal order last September and stopped today, also on a verbal order. There was no written order to remove images of Bharat Mata and Upadhyaya but these were removed today from both places.”
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