The Kerala government on Sunday ordered a probe into the singing of an RSS song by school students onboard the newly inaugurated Vande Bharat Express from Ernakulam to Bengaluru, even as union ministers strongly defended the act, calling it a patriotic song.

General Education Minister V Sivankutty instructed the Director of Public Instructions (DPI) to conduct inquiry and submit a report in this regard. In a statement issued by the minister's office, Sivankutty said the government views the incident with utmost seriousness.

The opposition Congress criticised the incident and demanded action against the school authorities for allowing children to be used for ''communal purpose''.

However, the school management strongly defended the act of children crooning the particular song, saying tha

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