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Maharashtra Congress accuses BJP of politicising 150th anniversary of ‘Vande Mataram’.

Congress says BJP targeted Muslim MLAs to fuel religious divisions.

MLAs Amin Patel and Aslam Shaikh clarify they have no objection to singing the national song.

The Maharashtra Congress on Friday accused the BJP of "misusing" the 150th anniversary of the national song 'Vande Mataram' to create "political polarisation" and promote "hypocritical nationalism", PTI reported.

Composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, 'Vande Mataram' was first published in the literary journal Bangadarshan on November 7, 1875, and later included in his novel Anandamath in 1882. India’s Constituent Assembly adopted it as the national song on January 24, 1950.

The Congress rejected BJP claims that a

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