The MP said Vande Mataram is the national song and not the national anthem, adding that neither did his grandfather sing it ...

Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi has doubled down on his stand that he will not sing 'Vande Mataram' due to what he called ...

Azmi's refusal to attend the recital of Vande Mataram triggered a row and several BJP workers protested outside the Samajwadi Party MLA's Mumbai residence.

Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav criticized Uttar Pradesh's decision to make 'Vande Mataram' mandatory in schools, arguing ...

Six years after former Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Shafiqur Rehman Barq sparked controversy by refusing to sing Vande Mataram in ...

CM cites recent attempts to oppose recitation of the national song, particularly by Samajwadi Party's Sambhal MP ...

Vande Mataram' singing becomes compulsory in Uttar Pradesh schools as CM Yogi targets divisive politics. The move echoes PM Modi’s call against the Congress for altering the song, which is linked to ...

Hitting out at the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to make singing “Vande Mataram” compulsory in all schools and educational institutions, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav said patriotism ...

Muslims can’t sing Vande Mataram,’ said Maharashtra Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi, rejecting Mumbai BJP chief Ameet Satam ...

Terming the BJP as “Bharat Jalao Party,” Azmi said, “They are worshippers of hate and want to divide the country on the basis ...

This statement had drawn swift condemnation from ruling party leaders and, in turn, has fueled sharp criticism from Muslim ...

The controversy stems from Azmi’s repeated refusal to sing ‘Vande Mataram,’ citing religious grounds. BJP MLA Raj K Purohit ...