Meerut, Nov. 10 -- : Maulana Mufti Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi, national president of the All India Muslim Jamaat, on Monday said while both Hindus and Muslims respect Vande Mataram, making its singing mandatory in educational institutions would go against the principles of the Constitution.

However, he praised chief minister Yogi Adityanath recent statement in Gorakhpur that discussions should be held on the contributions of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi, Allama Fazle Khairabadi, and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

The Maulana made the comment after chief minister Yogi Adityanath's statement on making the recitation of Vande Mataram compulsory in all educational institutions in Uttar Pradesh.

"The respect for Vande...