Full Vande Mataram rendition not mandatory, only guidelines exist: Kerala CM VD Satheesan amid row with Governor
Arlekar was displeased that neither was the song sung in full, it was only played by a band.
Satheesan said that the Congress and its UDF alliance work within the framework of a political ideology and is governed according to the decisions of the party's central leadership.
He said that the party's central leadership has a clear stand on the issue and that is applicable to the alliance also.
The CM also said that singing the Vande Mataram in full was not mandatory as there was no law enacted in that regard by the Parliament. "There are only some guidelines issued by the Parliament," he said. - EndsPublished By: Shipra ParasharPublished On: May 29, 2026 23:46 IST
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