Abu Azmi refuses to say ‘Vande Mataram’, social media outraged
Controversy brews as Abu Azmi declines to say 'Vande Mataram,' drawing social media backlash. Read more about the heated response.
Controversy brews as Abu Azmi declines to say 'Vande Mataram,' drawing social media backlash. Read more about the heated response.
Prime Minister Modi also greeted and interacted with the people of the Indian community, who were standing to welcome him.
The response of the Centre has been filed in a Public Internet Litigation (PIL) that prayed for parity of treatment between the National Anthem and National Song.
On Saturday, the Maharashtra government led by Eknath Shinde issued a government resolution (GR) making it mandatory for all government employees to say 'Vande Mataram' instead of 'Hello' while receiving telephone or mobile phone calls, saying that the word 'hello' is an imitation of Western culture.
The lyrics are written by Ddhanraj Ssawant and composed by Abhilash Avadhani. The song is out now on YouTube.
There was an immediate uproar in the Lok Sabha as some MPs raised “Vande Mataram” slogans.
The opposition BJP has criticised the state government for suspending the practice of reciting the national song in government offices on the first day of every month.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday accused Congress president Rahul Gandhi of disrespecting the national song, Vande Mataram. BJP spokesperson…
BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan and the Congress party, too, expressed their thoughts via their respective official Twitter handles.
A former corporator of Samajwadi Party, Hazi Shahid Abbasi, who had opposed singing of Vande Mataram in the civic body…
