New Delhi, Dec 8, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reference to a truncated version of ‘Vande Mataram’ at the November 7 inauguration of a year-long commemoration of the National Song’s sesquicentennial invited sharp political repartees without considering the reason.

Similar jibes were witnessed at Parliament on Monday, when Lok Sabha was discussing the commemoration.

The Congress has been accused of steering the removal of “important stanzas” of ‘Vande Mataram’ during its 1937 Faizabad session.

The Prime Minister had alleged that the decision “sowed the seeds of Partition”.

The grand old party, meanwhile, claims that the decision was based on the recommendation of the Congress Working Committee that time.

The panel included Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Pa

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