Vande Mataram has been a disputed hymn through out the freedom movement until now.As this song is basically polytheistic and atheistic.Even Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru didnt consider it as a national song and Subhash Chandra Bose as well opposed it even though he was a Bengali.The Indian National Congress had deleted some of its parts declaring them to be disputable and communal.All India Students Union too didnt consider it suitable for recitation during students congregations declaring that it incited communal hatred.(Reference:Statesman,December 12,1938)
Mr. Ram Manohar Lohia, another great socialist leader, too had come down very heavily on Anand Math (the novel which contained Vande Mataram) stating that the novel was a blot on our national struggle as it contained a declaration which welcomed the arrival of the English who would protect the life and property of the Indians from the Muslim rulers. In this way the novel is a source of humiliation to our national struggle.(Reference:Jarida Ansari, August 18, 1938)
This present issue will give political millage to politicians promoting hatred among indians and diverting attention of nation from real issues.
RE:Vande Mataram -- A Historical Perspective
by akshay on Aug 25, 2006 05:10 PM Permalink
vande mataram means i worship the mother. only a true patriot can see the country as a mother. are people opposed to singing this saying that "this is not my mother land". are they living in india on a contract basis. the problem is islam is a religion that does not have roots over here. the parsis, the sikhs, the budhists, the jews, even the christians do not have this problem. why is shahi imam cynical? when abdul kalam can say vande mataram, why can't you? asfqullah, maulana abul kalam, abdul hamid, irfan pathan, zaheer khan, are they not bonafide muslims. the very song vande mataram was made popular by a r rehman a devout muslim. the shahi imam has started playing his dangerous game of divide and rule
