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Lok Sabha passes the Vande Mataram bill providing legal protection to the national song a day after it was passed by Rajya Sabha

OpIndia Staff - 30 July, 2026

The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, providing legal protection to the national song Vande...

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Insult to Vande Mataram to be a criminal offence? Read what the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill says

Shriti Sagar - 20 July, 2026

The Union Cabinet had earlier approved the proposal to amend the 1971 Act before it was listed for introduction in Parliament.

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Opposition to Vande Mataram is support of two nation theory: How objections today echo arguments that once divided India

Anurag - 10 December, 2025

Current opposition to Vande Mataram reflects long-standing communal objections that once shaped Congress decisions, revealing how religious sensitivities still determine cultural boundaries and revive ideological tensions that historically empowered separatist politics and weakened India’s civilisational cohesion.

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Amit Shah: Splitting Vande Mataram started politics that divided India

OpIndia Staff - 9 December, 2025

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the Rajya Sabha, emphasizing the importance of the full Vande Mataram song. He said splitting the song began appeasement politics that weakened India’s unity and contributed to its division. Shah criticized Congress’s historic stance and called for renewed national pride by upholding symbols that unite the country.

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As India commemorates 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, read how Congress and Nehru truncated India’s national song to please Islamists

Rukma Rathore - 7 November, 2025

Nehru referred to "Vande Mataram" as too intricate to function as a national song and aimed to replace it with another piece.

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National Song Vande Mataram completes 150 years: PM Modi to launch year-long commemoration on Friday, to release stamp and coin

OpIndia Staff - 6 November, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a year-long celebration marking 150 years of India's national song "Vande Mataram" on November 7, 2025. The event...

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Watch: Nepal’s national anthem plays during Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra when he asks for ‘Rashtriya Geet’

OpIndia Staff - 17 November, 2022

Nepalese national anthem was played at Bharat Jodo Yatra instead of Jana Gana Mana 'by mistake'.

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Muzaffarnagar: Insult to the National Song in municipal council meeting, 4 burqa-clad women remain seated as the house stands in honour of Vande Mataram

OpIndia Staff - 19 June, 2022

In the video, it is seen that when Vande Mataram is being played, all the councilors are standing in honour of the national song but 4 burqa clad women are sitting.

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