New Delhi. During the singing of Vande Mataram on the occasion of Independence Day in the Congress office, a sudden discussion started between Sonia Gandhi and the party's national president Mallikarjun Kharge. Sonia Gandhi was seen trying to stop someone with her hand. A political storm has arisen over this. BJP has accused Sonia Gandhi of insulting Vande Mataram. At the same time, Congress has given clarification in this matter by talking about 'chair'.
Taking aim at the discussion between Sonia Gandhi and Kharge in the Congress office, BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya has written on social media that Sonia Gandhi became uncomfortable after the initial lines of Vande Mataram. Amit Malviya has alleged that Rahul Gandhi also indicated to stop Vande Mataram, but he was asked to continue. Amit Malviya has written that for decades the Gandhi family and the Congress have been showing discomfort with the concept of an India that is firmly rooted in its cultural consciousness and civilizational values. He took aim and wrote that the irony is that this uneasiness has come to the fore again on the occasion of Independence Day.
For the first time, the entire 'Vande Mataram' was sung at the Congress headquarters on Independence Day.
After the initial stanzas of Vande Mataram were sung, Sonia Gandhi became agitated and asked for the rendition to be stopped rather than played in full. Rahul Gandhi too… pic.twitter.com/ITgkkBvStG
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) August 15, 2026
At the same time, Congress Rajya Sabha MP and spokesperson Jairam Ramesh has given clarification in this matter while talking to the media. Jairam Ramesh said that the full version of Vande Mataram was sung at Indira Bhawan and there is no dispute in it. He termed the allegations of trying to stop Vande Mataram as wrong. Jairam Ramesh said that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge was standing for a long time. That's why Sonia Gandhi was asking to bring a chair for him. Let us tell you that Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge did not attend the Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort for the second consecutive year. After the dispute over Rahul Gandhi's seating capacity in the year 2024, both the leaders have kept distance from the program to be held at the Red Fort.
#WATCH | On being asked about the full Vande Mataram rendition at Congress' I-Day celebrations today, party MP Jairam Ramesh says, “The full version of Vande Mataram was sung here at Indira Bhawan today, and there is no controversy in it. There was no attempt to stop it. Since… pic.twitter.com/2Ref7iVQD5
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2026