Muslim Board Challenges Vande Mataram Mandate, Cites Religious Freedom Violation

• Muslim Personal Law Board opposes MHA's new rule making all 6 stanzas of Vande Mataram mandatory.
• Board states Vande Mataram's praise for Durga and other deities conflicts with Islamic monotheism.
• Calls the notification unconstitutional and a violation of religious freedom, threatens Supreme Court challenge.
• Government's new rule mandates Vande Mataram in schools, government programs, and before the National Anthem.
• General Secretary Maulana Mohammad Fazlur Rahim Mujaddidi deems the notification illegal and against secular values.