New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday emphasized the need to restore 'Vande Mataram' to its rightful place in India's national consciousness, strongly criticising the "politics of appeasement" which, he argued, led to the division of India.
The Minister was speaking in the Lok Sabha during the debate marking the 150th anniversary of the patriotic song Vande Mataram.
Addressing the House, Rajnath Singh said, "Vande Mataram is complete in itself, but attempts were made to make it incomplete." He highlighted how political compromises and concessions, particularly around the time of Partition, undermined the song's status as a unifying symbol of the nation's freedom struggle.
Singh lamented that despite its profound s...