Dear Asif I Merchant, I dont support focring all to sing this song. But Vandematharam is not a religious song so cant be compared with Quran which belongs to Muslims. Have you seen Indians in Saudi opposing to sing national song (Not sure if there is any) of Saudi or surrounding countries? Do they have that much freedom to express their feelings? I know some of these countries where wearing Burkha is a rule for any women irrespective of religion. And you cant have group gatherings or functions belonging to your religion. In India we are more democratic because of which we hear people questioning National song and may even question National flag.
If I were the PM I will not force all the people to sing this song, because if the song doesnt inspire some people that is it. For ages I see many Indians irrespective of religion sitting at home when Flag hoising happens. It was quite common and acceped. Whatever hapened now is purely political just to show how much politicians are concered about so called secularism. Otherwise there are already crazy trends like some people criticing Mahathma Gandhi, some people disrespecting National events,some people prasing US against India.
