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'JANA GANA MANA' COMPOSED TO HAIL BRITISH: K'TAKA BJP MP TRIGGERS ROW
Hindustan Times Lucknow
|November 07, 2025
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament from Karnataka’s Uttara Kannada constituency has stirred a major political row after his public comment that Jana Gana Mana — India’s national anthem —was originally written to honour the British.
The Congress hit back quickly with Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge accusing the BJP of twisting history.
Speaking at an event in Karwar, the former Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly said there ‘was once a strong movement to make Vande Mataram the national anthem.
This story is from the November 07, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Lucknow.
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