Rajnath Singh Statement: Vande Mataram brought independence to the country, but we kept him as an extra artist.

News India Live, Digital Desk: We all have been singing ‘Jana-Gana-Mana’ and ‘Vande Mataram’ in school assemblies since childhood. For us, respect for both is equal. But have you ever felt that somewhere in history ‘Vande Mataram’ did not get the status it rightfully deserved? Today on this issue, the country’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has said something which hits straight to the heart. During a program, Rajnath Singh said very boldly that “Justice was not done to Vande Mataram.” (Justice not done to Vande Mataram). There was a pang, a regret in his words. Rajnath Singh, the ‘power bank’ of the freedom struggle, while turning the pages of history, reminded that when the country was a slave of the British, it was not ‘Jan-Gan-Mana’ but ‘Vande Mataram’ that was the mantra that woke up the sleeping India. Be it Bhagat Singh or Chandrashekhar Azad, this song would have been on their lips while hanging on the noose. The British were so afraid of this song that they used to lathicharge those who sang it. The Defense Minister said that the song which lit the torch of revolution, did not get the ‘throne’ that it should have got after getting independence. The condition like that of the ‘extra’ artist of films? Rajnath Singh gave a very unique example to explain his point. He said that “Vande Mataram” was treated like an “extra artist” of a film. Just like in films, the main hero is someone else and the extras are there just to increase the crowd, similarly we sidelined this magical song. However, later it was given the status of ‘National Song’ and ‘Jana-Gana-Mana’ was made the ‘National Anthem’, but Rajnath Singh believes that the passion and priority that should have been given to it was somewhere lacking. What is the real significance of ‘Vande Mataram’? By Bankim Chandra Chatterjee This song written is not just words, but is a worship of Mother India. Rajnath Singh clearly said that his aim is not to give rise to any controversy, but to remind that we should not forget our cultural roots and the spirit that got us freedom. He appealed that now the time has come that we should not consider ‘Vande Mataram’ as just a song, but make it a part of our life and patriotism. This song is our soul, and the soul can never be ‘extra’. What do you think about this? Do you also think that ‘Vande Mataram’ should have got a higher position?