Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed the Lok Sabha during a special discussion on the 150th anniversary of India’s national song Vande Mataram, reflecting on the song’s historical milestones and their overlap with defining moments in India’s political journey.

PM Links Vande Mataram’s Milestones to Key Periods in History

Modi observed that when Vande Mataram completed 50 years, India was still under British rule, and when it reached its 100th year, the country was living through the Emergency, a period he described as one where the Constitution was 'stifled' and the nation 'chained.'

He noted, 'When Vande Mataram completed 50 years, the country was under colonial rule, and when it reached its centenary, the nation was under Emergency.'

The Prime Minister said the Emergency

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