Sharmila Tagore has received criticism from a BJP leader in Bengal after her remark on Vande Mataram.
(PTI Photo)Khan, while speaking to the reporters on Friday, said, “Is it from Sharmila Tagore or the Congress that we have to learn patriotism?
The true warriors of the country, who liberated the country, who drew inspiration from Anandamath, with Vande Mataram in their hearts, gave freedom to the country.
We have to learn from them, not from those who don’t know what freedom is.
We don’t have to learn lessons on freedom, independence or patriotism from those who insult the national song.”Also Read | 'Diverting attention from Vande Mataram row': BJP attacks Rahul Gandhi over dharna outside police stationThe comments come amid an intensifying political dispute between the BJP and the Congress over the rendition of Vande Mataram.
Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore’s comments on Vande Mataram, in which she said that only its first two stanzas should be sung when the national song is performed in public, have drawn a sharp response from BJP MLA and West Bengal minister Indranil Khan, who said that “we don’t need lessons” from those who insult the national song. Sharmila Tagore has received criticism from a BJP leader in Bengal after her remark on Vande Mataram. (PTI Photo)
Khan, while speaking to the reporters on Friday, said, “Is it from Sharmila Tagore or the Congress that we have to learn patriotism? The true warriors of the country, who liberated the country, who drew inspiration from Anandamath, with Vande Mataram in their hearts, gave freedom to the country. They gave freedom to all of us from the British. We have to learn from them, not from those who don’t know what freedom is. We don’t have to learn lessons on freedom, independence or patriotism from those who insult the national song.”
Also Read | 'Diverting attention from Vande Mataram row': BJP attacks Rahul Gandhi over dharna outside police station
The comments come amid an intensifying political dispute between the BJP and the Congress over the rendition of Vande Mataram.
The Congress Working Committee has decided that only the first two stanzas will be sung at party programmes, citing its 1937 resolution. Union home minister Amit Shah has strongly criticised the decision.
