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.
A new political controversy erupted in Tamil Nadu on Thursday after Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu was sung last during the swearing-in ceremony of newly inducted ministers at Lok Bhavan. The event marked Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s first cabinet expansion
