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XNew Delhi: The Congress on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech during the discussion on "Vande Mataram" in the Lok Sabha was intended to "rewrite history" and give a "political colour" to it, and asserted that no matter how much the BJP tries, it will not be able to put a single blot on the contribution of Jawaharlal Nehru. The opposition party also said it was the Congress that gave "Vande Mataram" the importance it deserved and the status of national song. Speaking during the day-long discussion on 150 years of "Vande Mataram" in the Lok Sabha, Congress deputy leader in the House Gaurav Gogoi alleged that it is the prime minister's habit to keep referring to India's first prime minister Nehru and the Congress whenever he speaks on any issue. "He took Nehru's name

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