India, Dec. 12 -- Asserting that the national song Vande Matram is linked to "nationalism," BJP President JP Nadda on Thursday said the country should take a resolve a resolve to accord equal status to it as is given to the national anthem and flag.

He also charged the Congress with appeasement and negating the importance of Vande Mataram during previews and post-independence, even though the national song was linked to our ancient cultural heritage. Vande Mataram was a mantra of uniting the country, which the British feared, he said in the Rajya Sabha.

Concluding a discussion on the 150th Anniversary of National Song Vande Mataram, Nadda, Nadda, who is the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, also stated that the objective of this debat...