Skipping of Vande Mataram rendition at I-Day function roils Kerala politics
BJP State president calls it a ‘serious constitutional and legal issue,’ says State government should not take a stand on issues related to nationalism by bowing to political pressure. CPI State secretary Binoy Viswam questions the full rendition of Vande Mataram at the AICC headquarters and in Congress-ruled States
The HinduPublished: 16 August 2026

BJP State president calls it a ‘serious constitutional and legal issue,’ says State government should not take a stand on issues related to nationalism by bowing to political pressure. CPI State secretary Binoy Viswam questions the full rendition of Vande Mataram at the AICC headquarters and in Congress-ruled States