NEW DELHI: The row over the complete rendition of Vande Mataram at Congress headquarters on Independence Day acquired a Bankim Chandra connection, with BJP MLA Sumitro Chatterjee, a direct descendant of the nationwide track’s writer, writing to Sonia Gandhi Saturday and demanding an unconditional apology to the nation.The controversy erupted after a video from Congress’s Aug 15 perform confirmed Sonia gesturing and chatting with celebration president Mallikarjun Kharge whereas the complete model of Vande Mataram was being sung.In his letter, Chatterjee stated the episode had left him with “deep ache, vacancy and anguish”, alleging Sonia’s “bodily gestures” mirrored “unease, impatience and repeated makes an attempt to cease” the track. He stated the response harm him not solely as a citizen however as a direct descendant of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. TNN
