PM Modi alleges that Tagore suggested two verses of the song Vande Mataram, and Congress demands an apology.

PM Modi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the celebrations marking 150 years of the national song Vande Mataram. He also released a commemorative postage stamp and coin.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh demands an apology from PM Modi.

The Congress party on Friday (November 7, 2025) claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi , by making a statement about removing important verses from the national anthem, accused Rabindranath Tagore of promoting divisive ideology. Congress party General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said that Prime Minister Modi should apologize.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, citing a book, also said that Tagore himself had suggested that only the first two verses of the song Vande Mataram be adopted as the national song. Prime Minister Modi on Friday (November 7, 2025) attacked the Congress, saying that in 1937, important verses of the national song Vande Mataram were removed, which sowed the seeds of division, and such a divisive mentality still poses a challenge to the country.

A commemoration ceremony was organised to mark the completion of 150 years of Vande Mataram.

Modi made these remarks as he launched a year-long commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the national song Vande Mataram. Modi also released a commemorative postage stamp and coin to mark the occasion at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.

Congress accuses Prime Minister Modi.

Ramesh posted on the social media platform X, "These excerpts from Sabyasachi Bhattacharya's detailed biography on Vande Mataram provide the background to the Congress Working Committee (CWC) resolution of October 29, 1937, which adopted Vande Mataram. Three days before the meeting, on October 26, 1937, Tagore wrote to Nehru on this issue. Gurudev himself, who had a special connection with Vande Mataram, suggested that the first two verses of the song be adopted. His letter, in fact, deeply influenced the entire resolution."

The Congress leader claimed that Prime Minister Modi is now accusing Gurudev of promoting divisive ideology. He alleged that this is a shameful statement from a person whose lies and distortions know no bounds. The people of India demand an unconditional apology.