Vande Mataram, the Indian national song, which inspired many during the British reign to fight for their motherland, is finding
itself being made into an object of petty politicking. The UPA government first made it mandatory for everyone to sing it on September 7 (on the 100th anniversary of it being sung in the Indian national assembly), then made it optional when a section of Muslim clerics objected to the diktat complaining that the song amounted to them “worshipping the motherland” (the literal translation of Vande Mataram) and Islam prohibits the apotheosis of any deity.
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itself being made into an object of petty politicking. The UPA government first made it mandatory for everyone to sing it on September 7 (on the 100th anniversary of it being sung in the Indian national assembly), then made it optional when a section of Muslim clerics objected to the diktat complaining that the song amounted to them “worshipping the motherland” (the literal translation of Vande Mataram) and Islam prohibits the apotheosis of any deity.For complete IIPM article click here
Source:- IIPM Editorial
Visit also:- IIPM Publication, Business & Economy & Arindam Chaudhuri Initiative
