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Kerala BJP to sing full Vande Mataram at 15,000 centres on I-Day
The Kerala BJP will hoist the national flag and sing the full six-stanza version of Vande Mataram at 15,000 locations across the state on Independence Day. State BJP chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced…
The Story in Brief
The Kerala BJP will hoist the national flag and sing the full six-stanza version of Vande Mataram at 15,000 locations across the state on Independence Day. State BJP chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced the programme on Thursday, calling it a stand against forces that insult the national song.
The move follows a directive from Kerala Chief Secretary Bishwanath Sinha, who ordered that Union government instructions on reciting the full Vande Mataram be followed during the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign. Opposition leaders have criticised the order, saying the later stanzas contain religious imagery not traditionally sung at public events. The BJP said its programme is part of a nationwide drive at lakhs of centres.
The Indian Opinion
The row over singing all six stanzas of Vande Mataram is a needless distraction. The full version has been official for decades, yet only two stanzas are commonly sung. Both sides are grandstanding: the BJP paints opposition as anti-national, while the Left and Congress cry ‘religious imagery’ to avoid engaging with patriotism. The real test is not political posturing but how many Keralites actually turn up to hoist the flag at BJP’s 15,000 centres. That number will tell who the people are listening to.
Source: thenewsminute.com
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