BJP workers sing Vande Mataram at 15,000 centers after Kerala excludes it from celebrations
BJP strongly condemned the Kerala government, led by Congress, for excluding the national song, Vande Mataram, from its official Independence Day celebrations on Saturday. BJP leader Shone George accused Chief Minister VD Satheesan of caving to extremist groups and alleged a covert relationship with anti-India forces. The party vowed legal and political challenges against the state government's decision, which it termed an insult to the Constitution. BJP workers countered by singing Vande Mataram at 15,000 centers across Kerala.
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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