New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale remembered Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, who penned 'Vande Mataram', on the 150th anniversary of the composition of the national song on Saturday, saying the song became the mantra of patriotism and the nation's soul after Rabindranath Tagore sang it in 1896.

The RSS second-in-command said the pervasiveness of this mantra can be understood from the fact that many scholars and great personalities of the country, such as Maharishi Aurobindo, Madam Bhikaji Cama, great poet Subramanyam Bharti, Lala Hardayal, Lala Lajpat Rai and others added 'Vande Mataram' to the titles of their newspapers and magazines.

Mahatma Gandhi also concluded his letters with 'Vande Mataram' for many years.

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