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  1. This is an excellent article by @sanjayuvacha exposing the divisive politics of #India's ruling regime and how it uses cultural contexts to advance their agenda.

    Think about what it means to force a Muslim civil servant, a Christian schoolteacher, a Sikh soldier, a Buddhist monk, or an atheist scientist to stand at attention while these verses are sung. That is not fostering unity. That is imposing a religious test in a secular republic.
    #TheHindu #VandeMataramControversy #NationalSong

    www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/vande-mataram-its-six-stanzas-and-a-settled-question/article70625006.ece

  2. This is an excellent article by @sanjayuvacha exposing the divisive politics of #India's ruling regime and how it uses cultural contexts to advance their agenda.

    Think about what it means to force a Muslim civil servant, a Christian schoolteacher, a Sikh soldier, a Buddhist monk, or an atheist scientist to stand at attention while these verses are sung. That is not fostering unity. That is imposing a religious test in a secular republic.
    #TheHindu #VandeMataramControversy #NationalSong

    www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/vande-mataram-its-six-stanzas-and-a-settled-question/article70625006.ece

  3. This is an excellent article by @sanjayuvacha exposing the divisive politics of #India's ruling regime and how it uses cultural contexts to advance their agenda.

    Think about what it means to force a Muslim civil servant, a Christian schoolteacher, a Sikh soldier, a Buddhist monk, or an atheist scientist to stand at attention while these verses are sung. That is not fostering unity. That is imposing a religious test in a secular republic.
    #TheHindu #VandeMataramControversy #NationalSong

    www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/vande-mataram-its-six-stanzas-and-a-settled-question/article70625006.ece

  4. This is an excellent article by @sanjayuvacha exposing the divisive politics of #India's ruling regime and how it uses cultural contexts to advance their agenda.

    Think about what it means to force a Muslim civil servant, a Christian schoolteacher, a Sikh soldier, a Buddhist monk, or an atheist scientist to stand at attention while these verses are sung. That is not fostering unity. That is imposing a religious test in a secular republic.
    #TheHindu #VandeMataramControversy #NationalSong

    www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/vande-mataram-its-six-stanzas-and-a-settled-question/article70625006.ece

  5. The Centre has issued a sweeping new Vande Mataram protocol – mandating the full six-stanza version at official events, requiring audiences to stand, and placing it before the national anthem. english.mathrubhumi.com/news/i #NationalSong #Guidelines #VandeMataram #India