Mother India goddess of knowledge and prosperity, weapon-wielding Chandi: PM Modi in Vande Mataram debate
New Delhi, Dec 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi listed several historical facts and incidents in his speech initiating a special discussion in the Parliament on Monday, marking the sesquicentennial celebration of India's national song, Vande Mataram. In a strong pitch against colonial rule of those days, he pointed out how the song, penned by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay about 18 years after the Revolt of 1857, marked the uprising as well as in protest against the administration's push at promoting the British anthem "God Save the King".
