New Delhi, Dec 9: The division of Vande Mataram song for "politics of appeasement" led to partition of India, Home Minister Amit Shah claimed in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, triggering sharp protests from Opposition benches and a swift counter from the Congress.

Initiating the debate on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram , Shah said the song, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, awakened India’s cultural nationalism during the freedom struggle and remains equally relevant today and in the future.

He said the song will continue to inspire the nation’s journey towards Viksit Bharat by 2047.

Shah accused the Congress of questioning the relevance of the debate and alleged that the party attempted to “divide” the song in 1937 by limiting it to only two stanzas.

He specifically

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