Madras High Court to play Vande Mataram before national anthem during Independence Day 2026 celebrations

Madras High Court to play Vande Mataram before national anthem during Independence Day 2026 celebrations

Madras High Court to play Vande Mataram on Independence Day 2026, raising concerns over omission of Tamil Thai Vazhthu.

Madras HC to begin Independence Day event with Vande Mataram, days after TN order on Tamil Thai Vaazhthu

The circular comes days after the Tamil Nadu government issued a Government Order mandating that "Tamil Thai Vaazhthu" be sung first at all state government functions. However, the High Court circular does not mention "Tamil Thai Vaazhthu" in the sequence of events.

Madras High Court Orders Return Of ₹9.40 Crore To Arunachaleswarar Temple After TVK Govt Withdraws Shopping Complex Project

Temple activist TR Ramesh had filed a petition challenging a 2023 government order issued by the then DMK government permitting the construction of a shopping complex near the eastern Rajagopuram of the Sri Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai, using temple funds. Ramesh and Allikuttai Radhakrishnan (another temple activist) had filed separate Public Interest Litigations (PILs) challenging the order, following which a Division Bench of the …

Madras High Court Issues Circular For Singing Vande Mataram On Independence Day, Bar Body Raises Concern On Exclusion Of State Song

The Madras High Court has issued a circular for the playing of the National Song – Vande Mataram during the Independence Day celebration to be held at the Principal Bench of Madras High Court at...

'Play Vande Mataram before flag hoisting on I-Day': Madras High Court tells courts - News Today

Chennai, Aug 14: Madras High Court Registry has instructed the High Court, its Madurai Bench and subordinate courts to sing or play “Vande Mataram” before hoisting the National Flag during Independence Day celebrations. The circular issued by the Registrar General said the decision was based on an advisory issued by the Government of India under the Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign 2026, which commemorates 150 years of “Vande Mataram”. The campaign is …

Madras High Court Independence Day event excludes Tamil Thai Vaazhthu

The Madras High Court will start its Independence Day celebrations with Vande Mataram, not including Tamil Thai Vaazhthu, amid ongoing controversy in Tamil Nadu.