BJP Leader's National Anthem Remark Sparks Fierce Backlash from Trinamool Congress

Nov 07, 2025 06:44 pm CST

Trinamool Congress strongly condemns former Karnataka Assembly speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri's claim that India's national anthem was written to welcome the British, calling it a deliberate insult to Rabindranath Tagore and West Bengal's cultural heritage. The controversy unfolds as the national song 'Vande Mataram' celebrates its 150th anniversary.