Vande Mataram Statements
Vande Mataram - Latest statements from the press
poem written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
“ As soon as Jinnah left the Congress, he made it a tool of the Muslim League and deliberately gave the song a communal colour. The song remained the same, but the agenda changed,
Chief Minister,
Congress strangled Constitution by imposing Emergency during Vande…
“ On October 25, 1937, Nehru met Tagore and wrote a letter on October 26, which I quote: ‘In offering my own opinion about it, I am reminded that the privilege of originally setting its first stanza to…
Mallikarjun Kharge,
Vande Mataram debate an attempt to divert attention from pressing…
“ He (Modi) initiated the debate on Vande Mataram with the West Bengal elections in mind. Do not be under the misconception that attacking Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore is a way to divert attention from…
Mallikarjun Kharge,
Vande Mataram debate an attempt to divert attention from pressing…
“ When there are economic challenges in front of the country, then to have a political discussion on the national song Vande Mataram is just an attempt to divert attention,
Mallikarjun Kharge,
Debate on Vande Mataram an attempt to divert attention from economic…
“ When the non-cooperation movement started in 1921, Congress members were going to jail chanting Vande Mataram. You were working for the British,
Mallikarjun Kharge,
Decision to use first two stanzas of ‘Vande Mataram’ was not of Nehru…
“ You are insulting all these tall leaders. It was their combined decision. Why do you target Nehru ji alone?
Mallikarjun Kharge,
‘This is an insult’: Kharge vs Shah after Priyanka’s jibes at PM Modi…
“ Andhera chhatega, suraj niklega, aur Bengal mein is baar kamal khilega (Dark clouds will part, the sun will rise through, and Bengal will see the lotus, BJP's symbol, bloom).
Atal Bihari Vajpayee,
‘Ab Bengal ki baari’: Bihar BJP MP urges Opposition to raise SIR…
“ Let him (PM) do whatever he wants. We have no problem...Earlier, the Rajya Sabha issued a notification stating that Jai Hind and Vande Mataram would not be allowed,
Chief Minister,
Mamata says BJP leaders not aware of Bengal icons as Parliament…
“ You (BJP) are for the elections, we are for the country. No matter how many elections we lose, we will sit here and keep fighting you and your ideology. We will keep fighting for our country. You…
Priyanka Gandhi,
‘Let’s debate Nehru’s then’: Priyanka defends Congress, attacks PM…
“ By doing this, the government wants to divert the country's attention from the essential issues concerning the public,
Priyanka Gandhi,
‘Let’s debate Nehru’s then’: Priyanka defends Congress, attacks PM…
“ Three points are noteworthy about Nehru from Sachiv Bhattacharya's book: First, he read the English version of Anand Math six days before the CWC meeting, even though it was translated into Indian…
Jawaharlal Nehru,
Why Did Nehru Oppose Vande Mataram As National Anthem? BJPs Muslim…
“ We have demanded for discussion under Rule 267... What the Parliamentary Affairs Minister said, whatever the agenda is, it should get priority. Rule 267 says all other issues should be kept aside and…
Mallikarjun Kharge,
First Vande Mataram, then SIR debate, says Centre, as Opposition…