Want to ask, does the ‘Munna’ of Jinnah also have a problem with ‘Vande Mataram’: Anurag Thakur
As Parliament debated the 150‑year‑old “Vande Mataram” anthem, BJP MP Anurag Thakur seized the opportunity to attack the opposition. He said that the British, Jinnah and, now, even the “Munna of Jinnah” have all had objections to the song.
Speaking to the Lok Sabha, Thakur noted that this year is remarkable because we are marking the 150th anniversaries of Birsa Munda, Sardar Patel and Vande Mataram. He thanked the Speaker and the party leadership—including Prime Minister Narendra Modi—for opening the discussion, saying that it was Modi who began the debate.
He went on to explain that when Vande Mataram reached its centenary, the Emergency was imposed and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi violated the Constitution, sparing the anthem any debate. Today, he said, Modi has highlighted its historical and cultural significance, and he believes the anthem will inspire future generations.
“Vande Mataram isn’t just a song; it’s a ‘Maha Mantra’—not a religious or party tune but a symbol of national pride and Indian culture,” Thakur insisted. He accused Congress of fearing it, pointing out that two of its MPs were absent when the Prime Minister spoke. “Nehru cut the anthem down to two stanzas, and Rahul Gandhi now limits it to one line,” he added.
He claimed to have heard that Congress was planning to recite the anthem without reading it, and that the stanzas removed by Nehru—including references to Maa Durga—had been “destroying the soul of India.” Calling it sacred, he compared its purity to that of the Vedas, the Quran and the Bible.
On the anniversary, Thakur reiterated that the British and Jinnah have opposed the anthem and queried whether the “Munna” of Jinnah shares that view. He further described Vande Mataram as an uncompromising, silent‑free, unshaken mantra—eternal and immortal.
In closing, he denied accusations that the party defames Nehru, saying they are simply exposing facts. “Rahul Gandhi once asked people in Karnataka to sing only one line of Vande Mataram, while Nehru restricted it to two lines,” he noted. “I’m not sure why they criticize it—or what their real motive is.”
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