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The clarification got here after a video displaying Sonia Gandhi and Kharge allegedly signalling throughout the rendition of ‘Vande Mataram’ drew criticism.
The complete Vande Mataram, was performed at eightieth Independence Day celebrations held at Congress headquarters in the present day (X/@kharge)
The Congress on Saturday defended occasion chief Sonia Gandhi amid an issue over her alleged gestures throughout the rendition of ‘Vande Mataram’ on the Congress headquarters throughout the Independence Day celebrations.
Explaining the incident, the Congress mentioned there was motion within the background and that Sonia Gandhi was making an attempt to make sure that a chair was organized for occasion president Mallikarjun Kharge, who’s aged and had been standing for a very long time.
“There was some motion taking place within the background. Aside from that, Sonia Gandhi wished a chair to be organized for Kharge as a result of he’s an aged particular person and had been standing for a very long time. In the course of the protest with Rahul Gandhi on the Prime Minister’s residence, his well being had additionally deteriorated, and he needed to be taken away halfway,” the Congress mentioned.
The occasion additional clarified that Sonia Gandhi’s actions had nothing to do with the nationwide tune being performed on the venue.
“At that very second, Vande Mataram started taking part in. There was nothing associated to Vande Mataram. She herself was singing it. It was merely Sonia Gandhi making an attempt to make sure that preparations have been maintained,” the Congress mentioned.
#WATCH | Delhi: The complete Vande Mataram, was performed at eightieth Independence Day celebrations held at Congress headquarters todayCongress President Mallikarjun Kharge, CPP chairperson Sonia Gandhi and LoP Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and others have been current on the occassion pic.twitter.com/BOkL9lbvMQ
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2026
The clarification got here after a video displaying Sonia Gandhi and Kharge allegedly signalling throughout the rendition of ‘Vande Mataram’ drew criticism.
In the course of the flag-hoisting ceremony on the Congress headquarters, the complete model of ‘Vande Mataram’ was sung.
‘Vote-Financial institution Politics’
The BJP’s Gujarat unit accused the Congress of insulting the nationwide tune over the incident.
BJP Gujarat posted on X, “The Congress occasion has as soon as once more insulted the nationwide tune ‘Vande Mataram’ and uncovered its mentality.”
“For vote-bank politics, Congress has as soon as once more insulted Vande Mataram,” they added.
BJP chief Amit Malviya accused the Congress management of trying to cease the rendition of the complete ‘Vande Mataram’ on the occasion headquarters throughout Independence Day celebrations.
In a put up on X, Malviya claimed that Sonia Gandhi appeared “agitated” after the preliminary stanzas have been sung and requested for the rendition to be stopped, whereas Rahul Gandhi additionally appeared to sign for it to finish.
For the primary time, all the ‘Vande Mataram’ was sung on the Congress headquarters on Independence Day.After the preliminary stanzas of Vande Mataram have been sung, Sonia Gandhi turned agitated and requested for the rendition to be stopped fairly than performed in full. Rahul Gandhi too… pic.twitter.com/ITgkkBvStG
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) August 15, 2026
He alleged that they have been requested to permit the tune to proceed and that it was finally sung in full. Malviya mentioned the episode mirrored what he described because the Congress and the Gandhi household’s “uneasy relationship” with a “culturally assured, civilisationally rooted India.”
Full Model Of ‘Vande Mataram’ Performed At Pink Fort
The complete model of ‘Vande Mataram’ was rendered for the primary time throughout the Independence Day celebrations at Delhi’s Pink Fort on Saturday, marking a major second within the nation’s official celebrations.
The Nationwide Music was carried out initially of the programme, adopted by the Nationwide Anthem. Prime Minister Narendra Modi then addressed the nation from the ramparts of the Pink Fort after the renditions of each ‘Vande Mataram’ and the Nationwide Anthem.
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