As India celebrates the 150th anniversary of its National Song, 'Vande Mataram', on Friday, a controversy about certain parts cut from the original version has come to the fore.

The full version of 'Vande Mataram' in English, with the highlighted parts showing the current National Song | Screengrab: 'Anandamath' by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (translated by Sri Aurobindo and Barindra Kumar Ghosh)

It was originally written as a poem comprised of 6-7 stanzas by novelist and poet Bankim Chandra Chatterjee for his literary magazine 'Bangadarshan'.

The full version of 'Vande Mataram' in Hindi, with the highlighted parts showing the current National Song | Courtesy: Jansatta

BJP National Spokesperson C.R. Kesavan on Friday lashed out at the Congress for what the saffron party felt was Jawaharl

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