Rajesh Dwivedi retweetledi
We need to contemplate how the opposition has shown a lack of respect for our national song over its 150-year history.
In 1937, Congress, led by Nehru, adopted only a truncated version of Vande Mataram, deliberately excluding stanzas that paid tribute to Goddess Durga. He subsequently argued with Netaji that the song might be offensive to Muslims.
This pattern continued, as even intellectuals such as Shashi Tharoor, in 2009, while speaking to an audience at a church, proposed that the Christian community should avoid singing it, claiming that it is not mandatory. In 2013, we observed an MP leaving the Indian Parliament while the national song was being performed. In 2017, in the Meerut municipal corporation, the Congress party vehemently criticized the initiative to sing the national song. Congress leaders have repeatedly engaged in such actions across the nation.
From Nehru to Tharoor, the disrespect persists, and we must challenge the mindset that anything national will upset minorities. Congress members ought to remember that our constitution ensures equal recognition for both the national anthem and the national song. No patriot will accept any disrespect towards the national song. #VandeMataram150
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