As India celebrates 150 years of the national song Vande Mataram, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has levelled a sharp allegation against former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The party claims that a shortened version of the iconic song was released because Nehru “deliberately removed” stanzas that paid homage to Goddess Durga.

In a post on X, BJP spokesperson C.R. Kesavan accused the Congress of committing a “historic sin and blunder” under Nehru’s party presidency in 1937. Kesavan alleged that the Congress government has brazenly been pandering to its communal agenda by adopting only a truncated Vande Mataram as the party’s national song.

“PM Modi today will inaugurate the 150th year commemoration & participate in the mass recital of the full version of our glorious Vande Mataram ac

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