Fresh speculation over internal divisions has emerged within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, with rebel leaders claiming that a significant number of party MLAs are moving towards a separate faction.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has triggered a political debate by questioning the practice of rendering the full version of Vande Mataram at official events. Speaking amid an ongoing controversy in Kerala, Tharoor clarified that he has complete respect for the national song but argued that making all its verses mandatory at every government programme places an unnecessary burden on attendees.
