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All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) connected Thursday (February 12, 2026) objected to the Union government’s directions that mandate the recitation of six verses of Vande Mataram astatine authoritative functions and successful schools earlier the nationalist anthem — Jana Gana Mana.
Describing the determination arsenic “unconstitutional and contrary to spiritual freedom” the Board, successful a statement, maintained that it straight conflicts with the spiritual beliefs of Muslims.
The Board’s wide secretary, Maulana Mohammed Fazlur Rahim Mujaddidi, noted that pursuing Rabindranath Tagore’s proposal and deliberations successful the Constituent Assembly, it was agreed that lone the archetypal 2 stanzas of Vande Mataram would beryllium used. He opined that a secular Government cannot enforce the beliefs oregon teachings of 1 religion upon followers of different religions. The song, helium stated, was composed successful the discourse of Bengal and contains references to the worship and veneration of Durga and different deities, adding that Muslims judge successful 1 god.
The AIMPLB stated that if the Union Government’s notification is not withdrawn, they would situation it successful courts of law.
