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Vande Mataram.... Its our National Song
by Subramaniam Dharmarajan on Sep 07, 2006 10:23 PM   Permalink

VandeMataram is our National Song and is not based or sung about any religion in particular. I wish my Muslim brothers understand that. It just happened that when the song was written, some words relevant to Hinduism were used, because the person who wrote it was a Hindu. But the song as such was written only about our motherland and not about any Hindu God/Goddess. But at the same time, I would feel that singing of that song, should never be compulsory. If someone, considers himself as patriotic, then he/she would be able to decide, whether to sing or not. Nothing should be made compulsory. Am sure that there are lot of true patriots in Islam and they do respect our national song. Its only some politicians who create the spark, by bringing in unnecessary topics. Again there is another controvercy about our national anthem. Dear brothers, please learn to give respect to our national anthem. It would have been written in praise of some English person. But right now, its our national anthem and of course, it can be considered as its sung in praise of our nation. If we Indians start fighting on all these things, the outside world would mock at us. Respect our National anthem and Song.

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