Vande Mataram Controversy Exposes Deep Seated Animosity Between Nationalist Parties The controversy over Vande Mataram at the Congress's Independence Day event has sparked a heated debate, with the BJP accusing Sonia Gandhi of objecting to the national song and the Congress vehemently denying the allegations.
The incident is symptomatic of a deeper malaise: increasingly shrill rhetoric and personal attacks that have become hallmarks of Indian politics.
The video footage shared by the BJP appears to show Sonia Gandhi questioning party workers while Vande Mataram was being played, but Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh offered an alternative explanation.