The “politics of appeasement” started the day Vande Mataram was separated, according to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday. He said that “the country itself would not have been divided” if the national song had not been broken in the sake of appeasement. Shah asserted before the Rajya Sabha that this occurrence signified the ideological shift that ultimately led to the partition of India.
Shah stated that a number of Congressmen have questioned the necessity of talking about Vande Mataram today, but he maintained that the matter is still essential to India’s identity.
#WATCH | Union Home Minister Amit Shah says, "… Congress MPs are questioning the need for having discussions on Vande Mataram and calling it a political strategy and a way of diverting from the issues. Nobody is scared of discussions on issues. We are not the ones boycotting… pic.twitter.com/iMYau9Gkes
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2025
“We are not the ones who boycott Parliament-if the House is allowed to function, every issue can be discussed,” Shah continued, restating the government’s openness to discussion on any topic. He took the opportunity to charge that the Congress has traditionally distanced itself from Vande Mataram, claiming that decisions made decades before, such as Jawaharlal Nehru’s splitting of it, were the cause of the unease.
Shah continued by stating that conversations about the national song are about more than just the past; they are about reinforcing pride in the country and rejecting politics that, in his words, “fractures the country’s unity.”
#WATCH | Union Home Minister Amit Shah says, "Some members raised questions in the Lok Sabha on the need for these discussions on Vande Mataram. The need for discussion on Vande Mataram, the need for dedication towards Vande Mataram, was important back then; it is needed now, and… pic.twitter.com/BXJukCsnDT
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2025
