Amit Shah slams Congress’s move to limit Vande Mataram to two verses as anti‑national

Home Minister Amit Shah publicly denounced the Congress party’s recent decision to sing only the first two stanzas of the national song Vande Mataram. He described the move as "anti‑national" and said it reflected a strategy of appeasement politics aimed at specific voter groups.
Shah further argued that the 1937 resolution, which originally endorsed the full version of Vande Mataram, laid the ideological groundwork for the Partition of India. By invoking that historical link, he suggested the current restriction revives a divisive past.
The minister’s remarks came amid ongoing debates over the appropriate rendition of the song in public institutions and political rallies. Shah urged all parties to respect the complete version of Vande Mataram as a unifying symbol of the nation.