Modi: Vande Mataram United India During 1905 Bengal Partition

• PM Modi stated that "Vande Mataram" became a unity mantra when the British partitioned Bengal in 1905, aiming to weaken India by targeting Bengal's intellectual strength.
• He emphasized "Vande Mataram's" role as a powerful voice of the freedom movement, inspiring countless sacrifices despite British bans and harsh laws against it.
• Modi initiated year-long celebrations in Lok Sabha for the 150th anniversary of "Vande Mataram," a song composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee to awaken the nation.
• The PM accused the Congress of removing key stanzas from the song in 1937, claiming it sowed the seeds of partition.

Why It Matters: Vande Mataram unified India against British rule, inspiring courage and national identity.