Congress Did 'Tukde Tukde' Of Vande Mataram: Top Quotes From PM Modi's Speech On National Song In Lok Sabha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a special Lok Sabha session commemorating 150 years of Vande Mataram, reflected on the hymn’s enduring role in India’s freedom struggle and its deep emotional connection with generations of Indians.

He described the moment as an opportunity to revisit the legacy of a song that once united people across regions and inspired countless acts of sacrifice.

Here are the top quotes from the PM's speech:

--“When Vande Mataram completed 50 years, the country was under British rule; when it completed 100 years, the nation was under Emergency; now at 150 years we have the opportunity to restore its glory.”

--“When we say ‘Vande Mataram’, it reminds us of the Vedic age — this land is my mother, and I am a son of this soil.”

--“Vande Mataram was written when the British were trying to push ‘God Save the Queen’ into every Indian household.”

--“Bankim da wrote Vande Mataram at a time when it had become fashionable to look down upon India.”

--“Nowhere in world history is there a song that inspired crores of people for so many decades and moved them to sacrifice for a cause.”

--“Mahatma Gandhi wrote that Vande Mataram had become so popular it emerged as our national anthem.”

--“Jawaharlal Nehru wrote that Vande Mataram might ‘provoke and irritate Muslims’ — he backed Jinnah’s sentiment and buckled before the Muslim League.”

--“Some forces carried out vishwas ghaat with this national song, did tukde-tukde of Vande Mataram...because the Congress first gave in to the division of the song, later it had to agree to the partition of the nation."

--“Unfortunately, the policies of the Congress have largely remained the same over time, and, in fact, the INC has gradually become more like an MNC. Even today, the Congress and its associates, and anyone connected with it, try to create controversy over Vande Mataram..."

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