Vande Mataram 150 years: ‘Vande Mataram’ very inspiring for me; The sentiments expressed by Prime Minister Modi

• Vande Mataram song is very inspiring for me
• Bankimchandra Chatterjee wrote Vande Mataram on 7th November 1875
• Vande Mataram inspiring generations to come

‘Vande Mataram’ was the right answer for the British and this slogan continues to inspire us even today. Even Mahatma Gandhi loved it at the time of independence.” In these words, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 150th anniversary of Vande Martar today in the winter session of Parliament. Prime Minister Modi said, “This song is very inspiring for me.
On October 15, 1936, Mohammad Ali Jinnah issued a proclamation against Vande Mataram from Lucknow. The then Congress President Jawaharlal Nehru saw his throne moved. Instead of properly replying and condemning the baseless statements of the Muslim League, the opposite happened. He started investigating Vande Mataram itself.

Prime Minister Modi said, “Written by Bankim Chandra in 1875, published in Ananda Math. The national anthem of India, Vande Mataram, was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Navami on 7th November 1875. It was first published in his magazine ‘Bangdarshan’ in 1882 as part of his novel ‘Ananda Math’. In 1896, Rabindranath Tagore on the dais at a session of the Indian National Congress. ‘Vande Mataram’ was sung for the first time in public at the national level.

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Vande Mataram Inspiring Generations to Come – Prime Minister Modi

Narendra Modi said, “If we all use it wisely, Vande Mataram can be a great inspiration for the coming generations. Vande Mataram energized the freedom movement and gave direction to the struggle to free the country from slavery. When Vande Mataram completed 50 years, the country was under slavery. When 100 years completed, the country was under the shackles of Emergency and the Constitution was strangled. Patriots were imprisoned. Today’s discussion on Vande Mataram in the Lok Sabha is to unite the nation and It will inspire you to carry on.

“Vande Mataram – The Holy Festival of Acceptance of Battle”

Modi said, “For all our MPs, Vande Mataram is a sacred festival of acceptance of the battle. North, South, East, West – the entire country came together with the chant of Vande Mataram. Once again we all have to come together and take the country forward. Let Vande Mataram inspire us to realize the dream of freedom fighters.”

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“Why Betrayal of Vande Mataram?”

In the history of the world, there is rarely an emotional song like Vande Mataram. Referring to Mahatma Gandhi’s reference, Modi said that Gandhi’s sentiments were also dragged into the controversy. Citing historical events, Modi alleged that the then Congress President Jawaharlal Nehru did not take a clear stand on the Vande Mataram issue. He also alleged that “Nehru neither expressed his loyalty nor strongly condemned the Muslim League; instead, he launched an inquiry into Vande Mataram.”

Nehru’s letter dated 20 October 1937

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that on October 15, 1937, Mohammad Ali Jinnah opposed the ‘Vande Mataram’ slogan in Lucknow, after which the then Congress President Jawaharlal Nehru did not take an aggressive stance, but instead adopted a probing stance. Nehru did not give a clear answer to the Muslim League’s statements, nor did he condemn them; Instead, an inquiry was started on Vande Mataram.” He added that just five days after Jinnah’s protest, on 20 October 1937, Nehru wrote a letter to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose showing his agreement with Jinnah’s sentiments. “I have read the Anandamath background of Vande Mataram and it may inflame Muslims,” Nehru writes in the letter, the prime minister said.