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CJP's Abhijeet Dipke equated A.R. Rahman’s version with Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s original “Vande Mataram” under the excuse of “loving the country our way.” Today Vande Mataram, tomorrow Jana Gana Mana. => Patriotism doesn’t mean hijacking India’s foundational symbols 🙏

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BJYM karyakartas today marched towards the Congress State HQ in Kolkata in protest against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi's gross insult of India's national song Vande Mataram penned by Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in West Bengal's Chinsurah. India's youth are pained to see Rahul Gandhi's utter disregard for Vande Mataram that inspired our freedom fighters to gain India's independence from the clutches of British rule.

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To every Bharatiya whose heart beats for Bharat Mata. As the Modi government issues fresh guidelines mandating the full rendition of Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s immortal and soul-stirring composition, Vande Mataram, India’s National Song, at designated official functions, I, as a proud citizen of Bharat, extend my deepest respect, sincere affection, and heartfelt greetings to my fellow citizens who identify themselves as Bharatiya above everything else. Vande Mataram is not just our National Song but the very pulse of Bharat. It is not merely an artefact of the past but the foundation of Bharat’s glorious future. Just as Maa Durga’s fury against adharma manifested as Maa Kali and annihilated Raktabeej’s oppression, Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s anger against the British, after being insulted and attacked in Berhampore despite serving as Deputy Collector because he was a Bharatiya with dignity, became the mother-seed of Vande Mataram. Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s stay at Lalgola Palace, amid the sylvan beauty of Bengal, became a cloistered monastery for his meditation on nation, nationhood, and nationalism. From that meditation was born the hymn to Bharat Mata that reawakened Bharat Shakti and triggered the realisation of our nation’s civilisational identity. From its first publication in Bangadarshan, the literary journal Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay edited, on 7 November 1875; to its inclusion in Anandamath, published in 1882; to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore’s rendition of the hymn at the Calcutta session of the Congress in 1896; to the prabhat pheris that marked the uprising against Banga Bhanga, the partition of Bengal in 1905; to Bhikaji Cama’s incorporation of the two magical words in the 1907 version of the Tricolour—Vande Mataram became what Sri Aurobindo described as the “Mantra of Bharat.” For countless freedom fighters of Bengal, from revolutionaries like Khudiram Bose and Kanailal Dutta to the moderates, Vande Mataram represented a shared obeisance to Bharat Mata. It was the power that fuelled the surge of nationalism and pride; it was the roar of the famous trio Lal-Bal-Pal, who used these two words to mobilise the masses. Matangini Hazra, who became the face of the rising tide of nationalist fervour, faced death at the hands of the British colonial police chanting the two immortal words—Vande Mataram. During the freedom movement, newspapers flew flags on their mastheads emblazoned with these sacred words, which remind us of our loyalty to our nation and our duty towards Bharat Mata, who has nurtured us and given us our identity as a civilisational nation. Let us not reduce this song to an annual hashtag or a ceremonial chorus. Vande Mataram runs through the veins of every Bharatiya. It is our inspiration, our motivation, the core of our identity. It is the soul of Bharat Mata, the land we bow to. Vande Mataram.

To every Bharatiya whose heart beats for Bharat Mata. As the Modi government issues fresh guidelines mandating the full rendition of Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s immortal and soul-stirring composition, Vande Mataram, India’s National Song, at designated official functions, I, as a proud citizen of Bharat, extend my deepest respect, sincere affection, and heartfelt greetings to my fellow citizens who identify themselves as Bharatiya above everything else. Vande Mataram is not just our National Song but the very pulse of Bharat. It is not merely an artefact of the past but the foundation of Bharat’s glorious future. Just as Maa Durga’s fury against adharma manifested as Maa Kali and annihilated Raktabeej’s oppression, Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s anger against the British, after being insulted and attacked in Berhampore despite serving as Deputy Collector because he was a Bharatiya with dignity, became the mother-seed of Vande Mataram. Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s stay at Lalgola Palace, amid the sylvan beauty of Bengal, became a cloistered monastery for his meditation on nation, nationhood, and nationalism. From that meditation was born the hymn to Bharat Mata that reawakened Bharat Shakti and triggered the realisation of our nation’s civilisational identity. From its first publication in Bangadarshan, the literary journal Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay edited, on 7 November 1875; to its inclusion in Anandamath, published in 1882; to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore’s rendition of the hymn at the Calcutta session of the Congress in 1896; to the prabhat pheris that marked the uprising against Banga Bhanga, the partition of Bengal in 1905; to Bhikaji Cama’s incorporation of the two magical words in the 1907 version of the Tricolour—Vande Mataram became what Sri Aurobindo described as the “Mantra of Bharat.” For countless freedom fighters of Bengal, from revolutionaries like Khudiram Bose and Kanailal Dutta to the moderates, Vande Mataram represented a shared obeisance to Bharat Mata. It was the power that fuelled the surge of nationalism and pride; it was the roar of the famous trio Lal-Bal-Pal, who used these two words to mobilise the masses. Matangini Hazra, who became the face of the rising tide of nationalist fervour, faced death at the hands of the British colonial police chanting the two immortal words—Vande Mataram. During the freedom movement, newspapers flew flags on their mastheads emblazoned with these sacred words, which remind us of our loyalty to our nation and our duty towards Bharat Mata, who has nurtured us and given us our identity as a civilisational nation. Let us not reduce this song to an annual hashtag or a ceremonial chorus. Vande Mataram runs through the veins of every Bharatiya. It is our inspiration, our motivation, the core of our identity. It is the soul of Bharat Mata, the land we bow to. Vande Mataram.

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#TheRightstand | Jana Gana Mana and Vande Mataram were written by different people, and I believe both have a civilisational place in our national consciousness. But neither position can claim to be secular in every sense. Instead of debating a Vande Mataram Bill, we should focus on the real issues in education and clearly define what constitutes disrespect says Sai Deepak J, SR ADV & Author Anand Narasimhan🇮🇳 | #Government #India #VandeMataram

#TheRightstand | Jana Gana Mana and Vande Mataram were written by different people, and I believe both have a civilisational place in our national consciousness. But neither position can claim to be secular in every sense. Instead of debating a Vande Mataram Bill, we should focus on the real issues in education and clearly define what constitutes disrespect says Sai Deepak J, SR ADV & Author Anand Narasimhan🇮🇳 | #Government #India #VandeMataram

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The spirit of nationalism, patriotism and Vande Mataram added to the fervour on the eve of India’s 80th Independence Day at Kartavya Bhavan-3 today. Moments like these are a proud reminder of our shared heritage, collective resolve and enduring spirit of a resurgent India 🇮🇳

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While today some traitors in the country are questioning our national song “Vande Mataram,” let us listen to the complete original version of our national song, most of which verses were removed due to vote-bank politics. Your repost will be a slap in the face of the traitors.

While today some traitors in the country are questioning our national song “Vande Mataram,” let us listen to the complete original version of our national song, most of which verses were removed due to vote-bank politics. Your repost will be a slap in the face of the traitors.

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In 1937, under pressure from Jinnah and the Muslim League, Nehru restricted the singing of Vande Mataram to its first two stanzas. Nehru’s politics of appeasement did not strengthen national unity—it came during the very decade in which communal Muslim appeasement politics of Congress hardened and India moved towards the tragedy of Partition in 1947. The spirit of Vande Mataram could never be truncated: A) The Constituent Assembly accorded Vande Mataram an honoured place in our national life. B) At the dawn of Independence, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ensured that the entire Vande Mataram was broadcast from All India Radio on 15 August 1947. Congress is choosing appeasement over patriotism! If Nehru succumbed to pressure from Jinnah in 1937, what pressure is Congress under now? The Muslim League-Maoist Congress is a threat to India’s unity: FACTS :

In 1937, under pressure from Jinnah and the Muslim League, Nehru restricted the singing of Vande Mataram to its first two stanzas. Nehru’s politics of appeasement did not strengthen national unity—it came during the very decade in which communal Muslim appeasement politics of Congress hardened and India moved towards the tragedy of Partition in 1947. The spirit of Vande Mataram could never be truncated: A) The Constituent Assembly accorded Vande Mataram an honoured place in our national life. B) At the dawn of Independence, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ensured that the entire Vande Mataram was broadcast from All India Radio on 15 August 1947. Congress is choosing appeasement over patriotism! If Nehru succumbed to pressure from Jinnah in 1937, what pressure is Congress under now? The Muslim League-Maoist Congress is a threat to India’s unity: FACTS :

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98,519 views • 15 days ago

#WATCH | Mumbai, Maharashtra: Actor Mukesh Khanna says, "... Vande Mataram has been unnecessarily turned into a controversy. My comments made about "Jana Gana Mana" have gone viral. It was written during the British era, when India was under British rule. The words "Jana Gana Mana Adhinayak" refer to the ruler and describe him as the one who determines India’s destiny. If we understand the meaning literally, it raises questions about whom the song is addressing... I believe Vande Mataram, which expresses devotion to the motherland, should be given greater national significance... We have lived with the influence of British rule for many years, and even after independence, we continue to value English education more. India has its own rich traditions of education..."

#WATCH | Mumbai, Maharashtra: Actor Mukesh Khanna says, "... Vande Mataram has been unnecessarily turned into a controversy. My comments made about "Jana Gana Mana" have gone viral. It was written during the British era, when India was under British rule. The words "Jana Gana Mana Adhinayak" refer to the ruler and describe him as the one who determines India’s destiny. If we understand the meaning literally, it raises questions about whom the song is addressing... I believe Vande Mataram, which expresses devotion to the motherland, should be given greater national significance... We have lived with the influence of British rule for many years, and even after independence, we continue to value English education more. India has its own rich traditions of education..."

ANI

126,988 views • 12 days ago

#WATCH | Delhi: On interaction between Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and CPP chairperson Sonia Gandhi during Vande Mataram recitation at Congress HQ today, party MP Manoj Kumar says, "...Our 'mahapurush' (great leaders of the country) had decided to recite two lines from Vande Mataram. Sonia Gandhi tried to tell us about it today. We too did not know about it. But I thank our leader who told us about it. After this, we will follow what our great leaders have said...BJP is alleging that we had insulted Vande Mataram. Did we not sing the full version of Vande Mataram in Parliament recently? Our leader wanted to stop us, but we completed it. We did not stop midway. This is unnecessary. BJP is trying to divert attention from the main issue..."

#WATCH | Delhi: On interaction between Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and CPP chairperson Sonia Gandhi during Vande Mataram recitation at Congress HQ today, party MP Manoj Kumar says, "...Our 'mahapurush' (great leaders of the country) had decided to recite two lines from Vande Mataram. Sonia Gandhi tried to tell us about it today. We too did not know about it. But I thank our leader who told us about it. After this, we will follow what our great leaders have said...BJP is alleging that we had insulted Vande Mataram. Did we not sing the full version of Vande Mataram in Parliament recently? Our leader wanted to stop us, but we completed it. We did not stop midway. This is unnecessary. BJP is trying to divert attention from the main issue..."

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#WATCH | Kolkata, West Bengal: Sajal Chattopadhyay, great-grandson of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, says, "Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was India's first graduate, but there's still nothing in his name in the country. There's a university named after Rabindranath Tagore, what's the problem with having a university named after him? There's Rabindra Bhavan. Is there a Bankim Bhavan? If the central government does this, future generations will know what Vande Mataram is, who wrote it, and that Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote it. If there's a university, people there will also know who Bankim Babu was..."

#WATCH | Kolkata, West Bengal: Sajal Chattopadhyay, great-grandson of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, says, "Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was India's first graduate, but there's still nothing in his name in the country. There's a university named after Rabindranath Tagore, what's the problem with having a university named after him? There's Rabindra Bhavan. Is there a Bankim Bhavan? If the central government does this, future generations will know what Vande Mataram is, who wrote it, and that Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote it. If there's a university, people there will also know who Bankim Babu was..."

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66,778 views • 9 months ago

At a time when the Govt is trying to thrust down all the verses of the Vande Mataram on us and the cockroaches are singing Jana Gana Mana to disarm the violent police, sharing those verses of the Tagore’s Jana Gana Mana which did not make the cut to be part of our national anthem. Today however those words-“Nidrita Bharat Jage”-(Sleeping India Awakens) come so true for the CJP and this GenZ andolan. Please Google and get your translation! I promise u goosebumps!

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sanjoy ghose

24,530 views • 1 month ago

#WATCH | "... Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru wrote that 'Vande Mataram's background in the Anand Matth can irritate Muslims'...," says PM Narendra Modi. He also says, "... the Muslim League had started to strongly oppose Vande Mataram. Muhammad Ali Jinnah raised a slogan against Vande Mataram on 15 October 1937 from Lucknow... Despite giving a strong and befitting reply to the Muslim League's baseless statements, Nehru started investigating Vande Mataram. Five days after this, Nehru wrote a letter to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose mentioning that he agrees with the feeling of Mohammad Ali Jinnah and wrote, 'Vande Mataram's background in the Anand Matth can irritate Muslims'... After this, Congress stated that, from 26 October onwards, in Bengal, the use of Vande Mataram will be analysed... Unfortunately, on 26 October, Congress compromised on Vande Mataram. They bifurcated the song. The reason behind the decision was of social harmony, but history has it that Congress had knelt before the muslim league. This was their way to appease minorities... Later, Congress had to kneel and agree to the partition of India... Congress policies are still the same, and along the way, the Indian National Congress has become the Muslim League Congress (MLC). Even today, Congress and its allied parties oppose Vande Mataram and try to create controversy around it." Source: Sansad TV/ YouTube

#WATCH | "... Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru wrote that 'Vande Mataram's background in the Anand Matth can irritate Muslims'...," says PM Narendra Modi. He also says, "... the Muslim League had started to strongly oppose Vande Mataram. Muhammad Ali Jinnah raised a slogan against Vande Mataram on 15 October 1937 from Lucknow... Despite giving a strong and befitting reply to the Muslim League's baseless statements, Nehru started investigating Vande Mataram. Five days after this, Nehru wrote a letter to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose mentioning that he agrees with the feeling of Mohammad Ali Jinnah and wrote, 'Vande Mataram's background in the Anand Matth can irritate Muslims'... After this, Congress stated that, from 26 October onwards, in Bengal, the use of Vande Mataram will be analysed... Unfortunately, on 26 October, Congress compromised on Vande Mataram. They bifurcated the song. The reason behind the decision was of social harmony, but history has it that Congress had knelt before the muslim league. This was their way to appease minorities... Later, Congress had to kneel and agree to the partition of India... Congress policies are still the same, and along the way, the Indian National Congress has become the Muslim League Congress (MLC). Even today, Congress and its allied parties oppose Vande Mataram and try to create controversy around it." Source: Sansad TV/ YouTube

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32,517 views • 9 months ago

The attempt to portray Vande Mataram as exclusionary or unconstitutional is intellectually dishonest and historically selective. First, legally and constitutionally, Vande Mataram enjoys an honoured place in India’s national life. The Constituent Assembly did not reject it. On 24 January 1950, the Assembly adopted Jana Gana Mana as the National Anthem while explicitly according Vande Mataram equal respect and status as the National Song because of its historic role in India’s freedom struggle. To suggest that India’s constitutional founders “rejected” Vande Mataram is factually incorrect. Second, the argument that Vande Mataram is merely an ode to a goddess deliberately ignores the civilisational context of Bharat. Across Indian traditions, the motherland has long been personified as “Bharat Mata”, not as a sectarian deity, but as a cultural and emotional expression of devotion to the nation. Nations across the world employ symbolism, allegory, and personification. Britannia represents Britain, Marianne represents France, Mother Russia represents Russia. India’s cultural symbolism cannot be selectively delegitimised simply because it emerges from Indic civilisation. Third, reducing Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay to caricatures about his alleged views while ignoring the historical role of Vande Mataram is an exercise in ideological revisionism. The song became the rallying cry of India’s anti-colonial movement. Countless freedom fighters marched to the gallows chanting Vande Mataram. Revolutionaries, reformers, and patriots across regions embraced it as a symbol of resistance against British rule. Its emotional power in the national movement cannot be erased by retrospective ideological filters. Fourth, invoking the Preamble and Article 1 to deny the legitimacy of civilisational nationalism misunderstands India itself. The Constitution begins with “We, the People” because sovereignty resides in the people, not because India must become culturally rootless or severed from its ancient civilisational identity. The phrase “India, that is Bharat” itself acknowledges continuity between the modern republic and an older civilisational consciousness. Constitutional nationalism and civilisational identity are complementary, not contradictory. Fifth, the rejection of amendments invoking God or goddess in the Constituent Assembly affirmed that the Indian State would not establish an official religion. It did not require India to abandon its civilisational ethos, cultural memory, or spiritual vocabulary. Secularism in India was never meant to mean hostility toward indigenous traditions or the erasure of majority cultural symbols from public life. Finally, the claim that “religion ≠ nation” is a false binary in the Indian context. India is not a theocratic state, nor does nationalism here depend on adherence to any one faith. But India is undeniably a civilisation shaped by millennia of Indic thought, traditions, symbols, and philosophies. Respecting Vande Mataram does not make India less constitutional, less democratic, or less inclusive. It simply acknowledges the cultural soul that animated the freedom struggle and continues to inspire millions. India belongs equally to all its citizens. But India’s civilisational heritage also belongs equally to all its citizens and Vande Mataram is an inseparable part of that heritage.

The attempt to portray Vande Mataram as exclusionary or unconstitutional is intellectually dishonest and historically selective. First, legally and constitutionally, Vande Mataram enjoys an honoured place in India’s national life. The Constituent Assembly did not reject it. On 24 January 1950, the Assembly adopted Jana Gana Mana as the National Anthem while explicitly according Vande Mataram equal respect and status as the National Song because of its historic role in India’s freedom struggle. To suggest that India’s constitutional founders “rejected” Vande Mataram is factually incorrect. Second, the argument that Vande Mataram is merely an ode to a goddess deliberately ignores the civilisational context of Bharat. Across Indian traditions, the motherland has long been personified as “Bharat Mata”, not as a sectarian deity, but as a cultural and emotional expression of devotion to the nation. Nations across the world employ symbolism, allegory, and personification. Britannia represents Britain, Marianne represents France, Mother Russia represents Russia. India’s cultural symbolism cannot be selectively delegitimised simply because it emerges from Indic civilisation. Third, reducing Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay to caricatures about his alleged views while ignoring the historical role of Vande Mataram is an exercise in ideological revisionism. The song became the rallying cry of India’s anti-colonial movement. Countless freedom fighters marched to the gallows chanting Vande Mataram. Revolutionaries, reformers, and patriots across regions embraced it as a symbol of resistance against British rule. Its emotional power in the national movement cannot be erased by retrospective ideological filters. Fourth, invoking the Preamble and Article 1 to deny the legitimacy of civilisational nationalism misunderstands India itself. The Constitution begins with “We, the People” because sovereignty resides in the people, not because India must become culturally rootless or severed from its ancient civilisational identity. The phrase “India, that is Bharat” itself acknowledges continuity between the modern republic and an older civilisational consciousness. Constitutional nationalism and civilisational identity are complementary, not contradictory. Fifth, the rejection of amendments invoking God or goddess in the Constituent Assembly affirmed that the Indian State would not establish an official religion. It did not require India to abandon its civilisational ethos, cultural memory, or spiritual vocabulary. Secularism in India was never meant to mean hostility toward indigenous traditions or the erasure of majority cultural symbols from public life. Finally, the claim that “religion ≠ nation” is a false binary in the Indian context. India is not a theocratic state, nor does nationalism here depend on adherence to any one faith. But India is undeniably a civilisation shaped by millennia of Indic thought, traditions, symbols, and philosophies. Respecting Vande Mataram does not make India less constitutional, less democratic, or less inclusive. It simply acknowledges the cultural soul that animated the freedom struggle and continues to inspire millions. India belongs equally to all its citizens. But India’s civilisational heritage also belongs equally to all its citizens and Vande Mataram is an inseparable part of that heritage.

Amit Malviya

55,595 views • 4 months ago

#WATCH | Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu | On Congress's CWC resolution on Vande Mataram, Union Home Minister Amit Shah says, "Yesterday, Congress Working Committee took an anti-national decision. Following their 1937 resolution, Congress decided to sing only two stanzas of Vande Mataram. I want to remind the nation that in 1937, by dividing Vande Mataram for the appeasement of Muslims, the Congress laid the foundation for the partition of the country. Today, the Narendra Modi govt has corrected the Congress' mistake to strengthen national unity and also given it a legal framework. Congress's decision confirms its policy of appeasement. They have not only insulted this creation of Bankim Babu but also lakhs of people who laid down their lives for the freedom of the country. Today, the Congress party is implementing its 1937 resolution but rejecting a law made by the Parliament. I am surprised that the Congress party, under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, is once again taking forward appeasement politics. The country has once made the mistake of letting Vande Mataram be divided into two parts, and we have faced its consequences. Now, the country should come together against this decision of the Congress party and say that their politics of appeasement will not work anymore. BJP condemns this decision of the Congress party."

#WATCH | Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu | On Congress's CWC resolution on Vande Mataram, Union Home Minister Amit Shah says, "Yesterday, Congress Working Committee took an anti-national decision. Following their 1937 resolution, Congress decided to sing only two stanzas of Vande Mataram. I want to remind the nation that in 1937, by dividing Vande Mataram for the appeasement of Muslims, the Congress laid the foundation for the partition of the country. Today, the Narendra Modi govt has corrected the Congress' mistake to strengthen national unity and also given it a legal framework. Congress's decision confirms its policy of appeasement. They have not only insulted this creation of Bankim Babu but also lakhs of people who laid down their lives for the freedom of the country. Today, the Congress party is implementing its 1937 resolution but rejecting a law made by the Parliament. I am surprised that the Congress party, under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, is once again taking forward appeasement politics. The country has once made the mistake of letting Vande Mataram be divided into two parts, and we have faced its consequences. Now, the country should come together against this decision of the Congress party and say that their politics of appeasement will not work anymore. BJP condemns this decision of the Congress party."

ANI

483,169 views • 15 days ago

An electric, awe-inspiring atmosphere in Jadavpur today as more than 10,000 proud Citizens came together with one voice to chant the immortal, complete verses of ‘Vande Mataram’ in devotion to Maa Bharati. Braving the monsoon rain, the Sea of Patriots on the streets, holding the National Tricolour high, proved once again that the soil of West Bengal remains deeply rooted in Nationalism, devotion and reverence for our Motherland. Standing amidst the resounding energy of thousands, holding our sacred Tiranga, filled my heart with immense pride and humility. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the Organizers and every single person who made this historic congregation a reality. I was deeply touched by the overwhelming affection from the people, the sacred blessings from respected Saints and the warmth of Sisters who tied Rakhi on my wrist. The spirit of Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s eternal song continues to guide our resolve. West Bengal will always stand resolute to protect the pride, heritage and integrity of Bharat Mata. Vande Mataram 🇮🇳 Bharat Mata Ki Jai 🇮🇳 Jai Hind 🇮🇳

An electric, awe-inspiring atmosphere in Jadavpur today as more than 10,000 proud Citizens came together with one voice to chant the immortal, complete verses of ‘Vande Mataram’ in devotion to Maa Bharati. Braving the monsoon rain, the Sea of Patriots on the streets, holding the National Tricolour high, proved once again that the soil of West Bengal remains deeply rooted in Nationalism, devotion and reverence for our Motherland. Standing amidst the resounding energy of thousands, holding our sacred Tiranga, filled my heart with immense pride and humility. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the Organizers and every single person who made this historic congregation a reality. I was deeply touched by the overwhelming affection from the people, the sacred blessings from respected Saints and the warmth of Sisters who tied Rakhi on my wrist. The spirit of Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s eternal song continues to guide our resolve. West Bengal will always stand resolute to protect the pride, heritage and integrity of Bharat Mata. Vande Mataram 🇮🇳 Bharat Mata Ki Jai 🇮🇳 Jai Hind 🇮🇳

Suvendu Adhikari

114,278 views • 7 days ago