Karnataka restricts Vande Mataram to two stanzas in State functions

The Karnataka government has issued an order stating that only the first two stanzas of the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ are to be sung at State functions. The stand is in line with that of the Congress party at the national level.

However, the entire six stanzas will be played or sung in functions involving the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, or Governor, the order further states. The order issued by the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DIPR) follows a Cabinet decision.

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