News agency, New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday alleged that the Prime Minister has insulted the Congress Working Committee (CWC) of 1937, which issued a statement on the song, as well as Rabindranath Tagore. It also said that they should fight their political battle on the current issues of daily life.

The Prime Minister's insult to the CWC and Tagore is shocking, but not surprising. Because the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh had not played any role in our freedom movement under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, alleged Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh.

In 1937, an important verse from the national song 'Vande Mataram' was omitted. This sowed the seeds of partition. Prime Minister Modi had said on Friday that such a divisive mentality is still a challenge for the country. After this, the opposition party criticized Modi. The CWC meeting was held in Kolkata from October 26 to November 1, 1937. Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Rajendra Prasad, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Sarojini Naidu, Bhulabhai Desai, Jamnalal Bajaj, Narendra Dev etc. were present on this occasion. On October 28, 1937, the CWC issued a statement on ‘Vande Mataram’ and this statement was influenced by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore and his advice, Ramesh has said on page number 46 of ‘The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi Volume 66’.

Order of inquiry into singing of RSS anthem
Thiruvantharapuram: The Kerala government on Sunday ordered an inquiry into the singing of the RSS anthem by school students on the train after the inauguration of the Vande Bharat Express from Ernakulam to Bengaluru. However, the Union Minister expressed his opinion that 'it is appropriate and it is a patriotic song,'