Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 8: Marking 150 years of Vande Mataram in the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a pointed critique of the Congress, claiming the party once yielded to pressure from the Muslim League and “split” the national song.

Reflecting on history, PM Modi said the British Empire used Bengal as the first testing ground for its divide-and-rule strategy. He noted that in 1905, when Bengal was partitioned, Vande Mataram emerged as a rallying cry, uniting people “street to street” across the region.

Quoting Mahatma Gandhi’s 1905 writings in Indian Opinion, the Prime Minister reminded Parliament that Gandhi had described Vande Mataram as the nation’s true anthem — “more melodious than the songs of other nations.” He questioned how such a

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