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The Congress connected Friday (January 23, 2026) dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi arsenic "India's top distorian" and accused him of attempting to distort the past of the nationalist anthem arsenic good bringing "disrepute" to Rabindranath Tagore during the treatment connected Vande Mataram successful Parliament past month.
Congress wide caput in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh besides alleged that the PM is "systematically demolishing" Mahatma Gandhi's representation and legacy, with the latest lawsuit being the repeal of MGNREGA.
Mr. Ramesh made the remarks successful a station connected X connected the 129th commencement day of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
"During the treatment connected the nationalist opus past period successful Parliament which had near the PM and his colleagues severely bruised and exposed, determination had been attempts made to distort the past of the nationalist anthem arsenic good - bringing disrepute to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore successful the process," Mr. Ramesh said.
Today connected January 23, 2026, the federation celebrates the 129th commencement day of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, who had played a cardinal relation successful resolving the contention surrounding the aboriginal verses of Vande Mataram successful 1937 which the "PM deliberately suppressed", helium said.
Further, Sugata Bose, the eminent historiographer and his grand-nephew, has written that Netaji had inaugurated the Free India Centre successful Berlin connected November 2, 1942 and chosen Jana Gana Mana arsenic the nationalist anthem, Mr. Ramesh pointed out.
Further it was connected October 2, 1943, successful Singapore that Netaji chose Jai Hind arsenic the rallying outcry of the Azad Hind Govt— a outcry that is ne'er fixed dependable to by the PM and his party, helium alleged.
"And of people it was Netaji who, successful a vigor broadcast from Singapore connected July 6 1944, archetypal called Mahatma Gandhi arsenic the Father of the Nation— whose representation and bequest the PM is systematically demolishing, with the latest lawsuit being the repeal of MGNREGA," Mr. Ramesh charged.
"The PM is India's top distorian. That is what full governmental subject is each about," the Congress wide caput said.
The day-long statement connected the 150th day of nationalist opus "Vande Mataram" past period saw the treasury and Opposition members locked successful a verbal duel connected a big of issues, including nationalism.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had delivered the Congress' effect successful a measured but scathing onslaught to stoutly support Nehru and the party. She had claimed that the authorities sought the peculiar treatment keeping successful caput the assembly elections successful West Bengal adjacent year.
While the Congress and different Opposition parties person accused the BJP-led NDA authorities of rewriting past and giving a governmental colour to the "Vande Mataram" debate, Mr. Modi and different members from the treasury benches had accused the Congress of resorting to appeasement politics.
