Pakistani Patriotic Song at Maharashtra School Sparks Outrage, BJP Files Complaint

• Controversy erupts in Yavatmal district after a Republic Day event at Abdul Gafur Shah Nagar Parishad Urdu School No. 2 in Umarkhed allegedly featured a Pakistani patriotic song.
• The song, "Ae Mard-e-Mujahid Teri Lalakar Kya Hai," a military motivational anthem in Pakistan, was reportedly played during a cultural program with a dance performance.
• Local BJP leader Gopal Kalane filed a complaint, alleging the act hurt sentiments and amounted to an anti-national act, calling it sedition.
• Kalane stated the song, used by Pakistan in the 1965 war, warrants severe punishment for the principal and teachers.
• Umarkhed police have registered a complaint and initiated an investigation as protests and a viral video fuel the controversy.