# Vijayan demands Kerala scrap full Vande Mataram order 2026-08-08T10:10:21+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Kerala Opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday demanded the state government withdraw an order mandating the full version of Vande Mataram be sung during Independence Day celebrations, saying it reflects a surrender to the RSS agenda. Speaking in Kannur, he argued that only the opening stanzas align with secular principles, as the Constituent Assembly had decided. CPI(M) leader P Rajeev separately criticised the UDF government for accepting the directive from the Union Culture Ministry without protest. The row follows a letter from Kerala Chief Secretary Bishwanath Sinha on August 6, integrating the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign with the 150th year of Vande Mataram. The order says Government of India instructions on the recitation will be followed in full. Vijayan pointed to the full rendition at the UDF cabinet swearing-in as evidence of a shift away from the Congress's earlier stated position. ## Coverage - telanganatoday.com - indiatoday.in Tags: Independence Day, Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, RSS, UDF government, Vande Mataram Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pinarayi-vijayan-attacks-kerala-govt-over-full-vande-mataram-order/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pinarayi-vijayan-attacks-kerala-govt-over-full-vande-mataram-order/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.