Vande Mataram Row: Did Sonia Gandhi Ask To Stop Song? Congress Responds

O
the
occasio
of
I dia’s
80th
I depe de ce
Day,
Co g ess
P eside t
Mallika ju
Kha ge
hoisted
the
atio al
flag
at
the
Co g ess
headqua te s
i
the
p ese ce
of
So ia
Ga dhi
a d
Rahul
Ga dhi.

A
co t ove sy
e upted
ove
claims
that
So ia
Ga dhi
objected
to
the
si gi g
of
the
e ti e
ve sio
of
Va de
Mata am
afte
the
flag
hoisti g.
The
Bha atiya
Ja ata
Pa ty
(BJP)
took
a
dig
at
the
Co g ess
ove
the
alleged
i cide t.

The
Co g ess,
howeve ,
de ied
the
claim,
sayi g
the
full
ve sio
of
Va de
Mata am
was
su g
at
the
pa ty
headqua te s
a d
that
obody
i te upted
it.

Jai am
Ramesh
Cla ifies
So ia
Ga dhi’s
Gestu e

Co g ess
leade
Jai am
Ramesh
said
the e
was
o
co t ove sy
su ou di g
the
si gi g
of
Va de
Mata am
at
I di a
Bhava .

“The
full
ve sio
of
‘Va de
Mata am’
was
su g
at
I di a
Bhava
today,
a d
the e
is
o
co t ove sy.
No
attempt
was
made
to
stop
it.
Si ce
the
Co g ess
P eside t
had
bee
sta di g
fo
a
lo g
time,
So iaji
asked
fo
a
chai
to
be
b ought
fo
him,& dquo;
Ramesh
said.

Did
So ia
Ga dhi
Sig al
To
Stop
Va de
Mata am?

A
video
of
the
eve t
has
su faced
showi g
So ia
Ga dhi
maki g
a
gestu e
du i g
the
si gi g
of
Va de
Mata am.
Mallika ju
Kha ge
ca
also
be
see
sta di g
beside
he ,
while
Rahul
Ga dhi
is
also
see
maki g
a
gestu e.

Co g ess
leade
Shakeel
Ahmed
said
two
ve ses
of
Va de
Mata am
had
p eviously
bee
su g
at
Co g ess
eve ts.
This
time,
howeve ,
six
ve ses
we e
su g,
he
said.

Ahmed
also
said
the
Co g ess
has
a
lo g
associatio
with
Va de
Mata am,
which
has
bee
su g
at
pa ty
eve ts
si ce
the
I depe de ce
Moveme t.

Full
Va de
Mata am
Also
Su g
At
Red
Fo t

The
si gi g
of
the
full
ve sio
of
Va de
Mata am
at
the
Red
Fo t
du i g
this
yea ‘s
I depe de ce
Day
celeb atio s
also
d ew
atte tio .

The
atio al
a them
was
su g
befo e
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
hoisted
the
atio al
flag.
Va de
Mata am
has
emai ed
closely
associated
with
I dia’s
I depe de ce
Moveme t,
while
selected
ve ses
have
t aditio ally
bee
used
du i g
atio al
celeb atio s.

What
Is
The
New
Law
O
Va de
Mata am?

Followi g
P eside t
D aupadi
Mu mu’s
app oval,
the
P eve tio
of
I sults
to
Natio al
Ho ou
(Ame dme t)
Act,
2026,
came
i to
effect
i
August
2026.

U de
the
ew
law,
Va de
Mata am
has
bee
g a ted
legal
p otectio
simila
to
Ja a
Ga a
Ma a.
I te tio ally
obst ucti g
o
i sulti g
the
si gi g
of
Va de
Mata am
will
ow
be
pu ishable
u de
the
law.

(This
is
a
b eaki g
ews
sto y
a d
is
bei g
updated.
Please
ef esh
fo
the
latest
updates.)

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