DMK Ally Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) president and Tamil Nadu MH Jawahirullah has taken a stance against India’s national song Vande Mataram calling it full of hatred and divisive.
The Government of India had passed a directive that mandates Vande Mataram to be sung in full prior to the National Anthem at official government events, including national flag hoisting ceremonies, Governor’s addresses, and the President’s address.
The original version of Vande Mataram had verses hailing Bharat Mata as Shakti and Goddess Durga which was removed by Jawaharlal Nehru saying it would “irritate Muslims”.
Jawahirullah described the latest move of the Modi government as a departure from long-standing constitutional practice, under which only the National Anthem holds mandatory status at official functions.
“We’ve passed a revolution regarding that in this General Council. The Union Govt has resolved that the full Vande Mataram song should be sung soon after the National Anthem. This is atrocious! Vande Mataram song which is part of the Anandmath novel is full of hatred. It is divisive and it is not fit to be sung when we refer to the Constitution of India which embraces all people and we oppose the stance of the Union Government to make it mandatory that it should be sung after the national anthem. It is also belittling the great song “Jana Gana Mana” rendered by the famous poet Rabindranath Tagore.“, said Jawahirullah.
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