‘Vande Mataram’ Controversy: BJP's CR Kesavan Says ‘Hindu Virodhi Mentality of Nehru Finds Pungent Echo in Rahul Gandhi’

Why Were Stanzas Hailing Bharat Mata Deleted From Vande Mataram? Because Nehru Thought It Was Likely To "Irritate Muslims"

On 7 November 2025, India marked the 150th anniversary of ‘Vande Mataram’, the slogan that awakened the nation against colonialists. The six-stanza song, written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1875 and published in his 1882 novel Anandmath, became a powerful symbol of India’s freedom struggle. The hymn personified India as a mother figure, fierce like Durga, prosperous like Lakshmi, and wise like Saraswati. However, by the 1930s, some Muslim le…

‘Vande Mataram’ controversy: BJP's CR Kesavan says ‘Hindu virodhi mentality of Nehru finds pungent echo in Rahul Gandhi’

CR Kesavan says ‘The Hindu Virodhi mentality of Nehru finds a pungent echo in Rahul Gandhi’ while marking 150 years of 'Vande Mataram'.

Which stanzas were dropped from Vande Matram in 1937 & why PM Modi is targeting Congress

Jawaharlal Nehru, who read an English translation of Anandamath, wrote in a letter to Rabindranath Tagore in 1937 that the background of the novel is 'bound to irritate Muslims'.

Vande Mataram row: BJP accuses Congress of removing Maa Durga stanzas under Nehru's leadership

Vande Mataram row: Taking to X, CR Kesavan claimed that only the first two stanzas were accepted by the Congress, omitting later verses that invoke Goddess Maa Durga, due to alleged communal considerations.

"Nehru Deliberately Removed Ma Durga Stanzas": BJP On 'Vande Mataram' Row

BJP spokesperson CR Kesavan on Friday accused the Congress of "brazenly pandering to its communal agenda" by altering the lyrics to the national song, Vande Mataram.