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Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Amit Shah said the complete Vande Mataram was not performed for years after Independence and recalled its role in India’s freedom movement.

BJP MLA Sumitro Chatterjee, a descendant of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, has sought an apology from Sonia Gandhi over an alleged Vande Mataram incident.

The Chattopadhyay family praised PM Modi for celebrating 150 years of Vande Mataram, demanding Bankim Bhavans across West Bengal.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments in the Lok Sabha on Vande Mataram.