NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Celebration on Friday accused India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of committing a “historic sin” by truncating sure elements of Vande Matram which hailed Goddess Durga.In a social media submit on X, BJP spokesperson CR Kesavan stated that Congress, underneath Nehru's presidentship, adopted solely a truncated Vande Mataram because the celebration's nationwide music in its 1937 Faizpur session. He additionally cited Nehru's letter to Subhash Chandra Bose the place Nehru stated that Vande Matram has nothing to do with Goddess Durga and opines that Vande Mataram isn't appropriate as a nationwide music.“It's crucial for our youthful technology to know the way the Congress celebration openly pandering to its communal agenda underneath the Presidentship of Nehru, adopted solely a truncated Vande Mataram because the celebration's nationwide music in its 1937 Faizpur Session, whereas PM Narendra Modi at the moment will inaugurate the one hundred and fiftieth 12 months commemoration & take part within the mass recital of the complete model of our wonderful Vande Mataram throughout the nation,” Kesavan stated.
“The wonderful Vande Mataram turned the voice of our nation's unity and solidarity, celebrating our motherland, instilling nationalistic spirit and fostering patriotism. Chanting it was made a prison offense by the British. It didn't belong to any specific faith or language. However the Congress dedicated the historic sin and mistake of linking the music with faith. Congress underneath Nehru citing non secular grounds intentionally eliminated stanzas of Vande Mataram which hailed Goddess Ma Durga,” he added.The BJP chief additionally attacked chief of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, claiming that “Hindu Virodhi mentality” of Nehru finds a pungent echo in Congress chief's current remarks on Chatth Puja.“In a letter dated Sep 1, 1937, Nehru spitefully writes that anyone contemplating the phrases in Vande Mataram as something to do with a Goddess was absurd. He additionally derisively opines that Vande Mataram isn't appropriate as a nationwide music. Netaji Subash Bose had strongly advocated for the complete unique model of Vande Mataram. On Oct 20, 1937 Nehru wrote to Netaji Bose claiming that the background of Vande Mataram was prone to irritate Muslims. He went on to say that there does appear to be substance relating to outcry in opposition to Vande Mataram and people who find themselves communalistically inclined have been affected by it,” he stated.“In 1937 if Nehru as Congress president blanked out the point out of Goddess Ma Durga by truncating Vande Mataram, Rahul Gandhi in March 2024 maliciously remarked ‘ There's a phrase referred to as Shakti in Hindu Dharma and we're combating in opposition to Shakti'. The Hindu Virodhi mentality of Nehru finds a pungent echo in Rahul Gandhi who just lately demeaned and maligned the sacred Chatth Puja as a drama, hurting the feelings of crores of devotees,” he added.This comes as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is about to launch 12 months lengthy celebrations to commemorate 150 years of nationwide music at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on Friday. He will even launch a commemorative stamp and coin through the occasion.The programme will mark the formal launch of the year-long nationwide commemoration of the composition that impressed India's freedom motion and continues to evoke nationwide pleasure and unity.Composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, ‘Vande Mataram' was first revealed within the literary journal ‘Bangadarshan' on November 7, 1875.“Later, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee integrated the hymn in his immortal novel ‘Anandamath' which was revealed in 1882. It was set to music by Rabindranath Tagore. It has turn into an integral a part of the nation's civilisational, political and cultural consciousness,” a authorities assertion stated.
