Shashi
Tha oo
questio s
Va de
Mata am
ame dme t,
flags
six-mi ute
p otocol
NEW
DELHI:
Co g ess
MP
Shashi
Tha oo
o
Tuesday
questio ed
the
p actical
implicatio s
of
the
Va de
Mata am
ame dme t,
sayi g
the
equi eme t
to
si g
the
Natio al
So g
i
full
at
official
fu ctio s
could
esult
i
audie ces
sta di g
fo
seve al
mi utes
befo e
a d
afte
eve ts.I
a
post
o
X,
Tha oo
said
the
P eside t
had
asse ted
to
the
ame dme t,
which
was
passed
i
Pa liame t
without
discussio .
He
said
the
ame ded
p ovisio
equi es
the
full
Natio al
So g
to
be
su g
at
the
begi i g
a d
e d
of
official
fu ctio s,
i
additio
to
the
Natio al
A them.”The
P eside t
has
asse ted
to
the
#Va deMata am
Ame dme t,
passed
without
discussio
i
Pa liame t,
which
equi es
the
si gi g
of
the
Natio al
So g
i
full
at
the
sta t
a d
e di g
of
a y
official
fu ctio ,
i
additio
to
the
Natio al
A them.
“As
o e
who
g eatly
espects
both,
a d
ca
si g
the
fi st
two
sta zas
of
the
fo me
(but
ot
the
othe
fou ,
which
we e
eve
equi ed
till
ow)
as
well
as
the
e ti e
a them,
i
would
like
to
poi t
to
just
o e
p actical
co side atio
ou
zealots
appea
to
have
ove looked:
huma
atu e,”
Tha oo
added.He
said,
“‘Ja a
Ga a
Ma a’
equi es
audie ces
to
sta d
espectfully
a d
focus
thei
atte tio
fo
a
easo able
52
seco ds.
The
Natio al
So g
i
full
takes
3
mi utes
a d
10
seco ds.
Tamil
Nadu
has
just
decided
that
both
will
be
p eceded
by
the
State
So g
i
Tamil
fo
a othe
2
mi utes.
Do
we
eally
expect
audie ces
to
sta d
still
a d
espectfully
fo
six
mi utes
befo e
a d
afte
eve y
fu ctio ,
a
total
of
12
ext a
mi utes?
Ca
espect
a d
patie ce
be
legislated?
I
fea
that
the
i te t
of
the
Bill,
to
p omote
g eate
espect
fo
the
Natio al
So g
,
will
ot
be
achieved,
but
its
opposite
may
well
be.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
…”Tha oo
said
he
espected
both
the
Natio al
A them
a d
Natio al
So g
but
questio ed
whethe
imposi g
lo ge
ce emo ial
equi eme ts
would
achieve
the
i te ded
objective
of
p omoti g
espect.He
also
poi ted
to
Tamil
Nadu’s
decisio
to
p ecede
both
with
its
state
so g,
a gui g
that
the
combi ed
du atio
could
equi e
audie ces
to
emai
sta di g
fo
a ou d
six
mi utes
befo e
a d
afte
official
fu ctio s.Tha oo
questio ed
whethe
espect
a d
patie ce
could
be
legislated
a d
wa ed
that
the
ame dme t
could
have
the
opposite
effect
of
what
it
i te ds
to
achieve.
