In a veiled dig at the Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said important stanzas of the national song “Vande Mataram” were dropped in 1937 which sowed the seeds of partition, adding that a “divisive mindset” is still a challenge for the country.

He was speaking in the Capital at an event to kick off the year-long commemoration of the song Vande Mataram, marking its 150 years.

“Vande Mataram became the voice of India’s freedom struggle, it expressed the feelings of every Indian. Unfortunately, in 1937, important stanzas of Vande Mataram..a part of its soul, were separated. The division of Vande Mataram also sowed the seeds of partition. Today’s generation needs to know why this injustice was done with this ‘maha mantra’ of nation building..this divisive mindset is stil

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