India, Dec. 10 -- Amid the debate on Vande Mataram in Parliament, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind on Tuesday said it had no objection to anyone singing the national song, but the poem carries polytheistic beliefs, and Muslims cannot associate anyone else with worship.
Maulana Arshad, the outfit's president, said love for one's country is one thing, and worshipping it is another.
He said Muslims do not need a certificate from anyone to prove their love for this nation.
"We have no objection to anyone reading or singing Vande Mataram. However, we want to make it clear once again that a Muslim worships only one God, and cannot associate anyone else with this worship," Madani said in a statement.
He said that the contents of the poem Vande Mataram are ...