KEY STANZAS OF ‘VANDE MATARAM’ DROPPED IN 1937: PM MODI IN VEILED ATTACK ON CONG

In an apparent attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modion Friday said important stanzas of the national song “Vande Mataram” were dropped in 1937 which sowed the seeds of partition and asserted that such a “divisive mindset” is still a challenge for the country.

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PM Modi speaks during the inauguration of a year-long commemoration of the National Song "Vande Mataram" at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, in New Delhi.

Modi made the comments after inaugurating the yearlong commemoration of “Vande Mataram” to mark 150 years of the national song. He also released a commemorative stamp and coin on the occasion at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here.

“Vande Mataram became the voice of India’s freedom struggle, it expressed the feelings of every Indian. Unfortunately, in 1937, important stanzas of Vande Mataram..a part of its soul, were severed. The division of Vande Mataram also sowed the seeds of partition. Today’s generation needs to know why this injustice was done with this ‘maha mantra’ of nation building...this divisive mindset is still a challenge for the country,” he said.