Invoking Mahatma Gandhi, BJP to start nationwide Vande campaign

TNN / Aug 23, 2026, 02:15 IST

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The campaign was approved at a meet of new office-bearers Saturday

NEW DELHI: BJP cited Mahatma Gandhi's "we have fallen on evil days" lament over the opposition built up against Vande Mataram Saturday to set the stage for an intense political battle with Congress and the wider 'secular' class for their objections to the national song's full version by announcing a nationwide campaign.

It cited Gandhi's 1939 comments: "I associated the purest national spirit with it (Vande Mataram). It never occurred to me that it was a Hindu song or meant only for Hindus. Unfortunately, now we have fallen on evil days." Nabin accused Congress of sowing the same seeds of division that it did in 1937 by adopting a truncated version under the Muslim League's pressure.Month-long campaign for PM Modi's birthday