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Sharmila Tagore echoes Islamist view on Vande Mataram, Kangana Ranaut says ‘come out of Hindu-Muslim mindset’

OpIndia Staff -
The comments made by Sharmila Tagore have received strong criticism from actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut.
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Descendant of novelist Bankim Chandra Chatterjee slams Sonia Gandhi for disrespecting Vande Mataram on Independence Day

Divya Bharti -
BJP MLA Sumitro Chatterjee, a direct descendant of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, has written to Sonia Gandhi demanding an unconditional apology.
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National song ‘Vande Mataram’ played in full at Red Fort for the first time on Independence Day: Here is why it is significant

OpIndia Staff -
For the first time, ‘Vande Mataram’ was rendered before the national anthem at the Red Fort during Independence Day celebrations.
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President Droupadi Murmu gives assent to Vande Mataram Bill; national song gets same legal protection as national anthem

OpIndia Staff -
President Droupadi Murmu has approved the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
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‘Shoot us, but we won’t sing Vande Mataram’: Kerala Congress revives its old opposition to National Song

सौम्या सिंह -
Congress MP Rajmohan Unnithan in Kerala said, “Even if Narendra Modi threatens to shoot us, Vande Mataram will not be sung in full.”
Government and Policy

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 -
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 -
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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Remember Chandan Gupta? How the Vande Mataram Bill in Parliament is necessary because of Islamist hatred for national symbols

Anurag -
The Chandan Gupta murder case from 2018 shows how hostility to patriotic symbols can escalate into organised violence and murder.
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“If you want to live in this country, you must say Vande Mataram”: Suvendu Adhikari defends his government’s decision mandating recitation of the National...

OpIndia Staff -
The recitation of full national song (Vande Mataram) during the morning assembly at all schools and madrasas has been made mandatory.
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West Bengal: CM Suvendu Adhikari issues order, makes it compulsory to sing Vande Mataram in all madrasas

OpIndia Staff -
Notably, the state government has already issued a similar order directing all schools to sing Vande Mataram during morning prayers.
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