Kerala's Opposition Leader Attacks Congress for Hindutva Compromise on August 15
On August 15, 2026, Pinarayi Vijayan, Kerala's Leader of the Opposition, criticized the full rendition of Vande Mataram at AICC headquarters in Delhi and Congress-ruled states like Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, and Telangana. He accused the Congress party of capitulating to the Sangh Parivar's Hindutva agenda and betraying India’s secular character. A.A. Rahim, MP and national president of DYFI, echoed Vijayan's views, alleging ideological compromise by the Congress with Sangh Parivar politics.
18 AUG 2026
— NDTV
Mallikarjun Kharge criticized Amit Shah's claims of Congress's lack of patriotism, reminding him of Shah's childhood when Kharge first became an MLA.
— The Hindu
The BJP accused the Congress of disrespecting the national anthem, Vande Mataram, at its Delhi headquarters on Independence Day.
19 AUG 2026
— NDTV
The Congress revised its performance of Vande Mataram, singing only the first two stanzas, prompting the BJP to criticize the decision as an insult to the national song.
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