India, Feb. 13 -- The All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Thursday termed the Centre's mandate of singing of all six stanzas of the national song Vande Mataram "unconstitutional", and said it will move court if the Government does not withdraw the order.

The assertion came after the Union Home Ministry directed that all six stanzas of Vande Mataram, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, shall be sung first when the national song and national anthem Jan Gana Man are to be played together.

In an order dated January 28, the Home Ministry gave the first set of protocols for singing the national song, directing that six stanzas of it, having a duration of 3 minutes 10 seconds, shall be sung on official functions such as the ar...