Vande Mataram: The musical logic behind PM Nehru’s choice
Published on: Dec. 14, 2025, 7:30 a.m. | Source: The Indian Express
PM Modi gave a speech right after, revisiting Jawaharlal Nehru’s decision to drop two stanzas from the original Vande Mataram by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, framing it as an act of appeasement toward Muslim leaders, which, according to the PM, “sowed the seeds of the division of the nation”.
