The Vande Mataram Divide: Can India's Ruling Parties Bridge Their Differences?
The recent controversy over the full version of Vande Mataram being played at an event attended by Omar Abdullah and his father, Farooq Abdullah, has highlighted a long standing debate in India about the country's national song.
The Congress party's decision to sing only the first two stanzas was made to prevent the song from being "communalized," according to KC Venugopal.