"Jinnah opposed Vande Mataram, Nehru agreed with Jinnah's sentiments" : PM Narendra Modi | Read
Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Congress on Monday in a Lok Sabha discussion on the 150th anniversary of 'Vande Mataram' by linking India's national song to the Emergency imposed by the opposition party's former Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, 50 years ago.
He also accused another of his predecessors – Jawaharlal Nehru – of having followed Muhammad Ali Jinnah in opposing 'Vande Mataram' because it could "irritate Muslims".
"When 'Vande Mataram' celebrated its 100th anniversary, the country was entangled in the Emergency… when it celebrated its 100th anniversary, the Constitution was strangled…" he said.
