PM Modi and Amit Shah should blame Tagore, not Congress, for splitting Vande Mataram

PM Modi and Amit Shah blame Tagore for Vande Mataram's division, criticising Congress for its role in India's Partition.
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'Vande Mataram' 150th anniversary controversy: What were the stanzas cut from the original poem?

PM Narendra Modi also lashed out against the Congress over the deletion of stanzas from the original poem during a Friday speech on the 150th anniversary of 'Vande Mataram' ...

Vande Mataram at 150: How musicians have kept the national song alive

Apart from the National Anthem, one song that echoes through our childhood and is sung in school assemblies is Vande Mataram.

The 'Vande Mataram' Row: What Stanzas Did Congress Drop, And Why

On November 7, 1875, Bengali author Bankim Chandra Chatterjee one of India's most influential 19th century thinkers wrote the ...

'Vande Mataram stanzas on Maa Durga removed by Nehru in 1937': BJP's big charge

BJP claimed that while Netaji was in favour of releasing Vande Mataram's "full original" version, Nehru thought the song was "not suitable" as a national song.

'Brazenly Pandered To Communalism': BJP Slams Nehru Over Vande Mataram

BJP spokesperson CR Kesavan on Friday accused the Congress of "brazenly pandering to its communal agenda" by altering the lyrics to the national song, Vande Mataram.

From centre of sway to ceremonial head: Unmaking of India’s mayors

In India, mayors can’t draw up budget plans, hire and fire department chiefs, or veto policies. The commissioner takes all administrative decisions| India News ...
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Speech: Donald Trump Addresses the 80th Session of the United Nations - September 23, 2025

Thank you very much. Very much appreciate it. And I don't mind making this speech without a teleprompter because the teleprompter is not working. [Laughter] I feel very happy to be up here with you ...