Supreme Court seeks government response on pleas challenging Vande Mataram as a ‘divisive religious war song’
The Indian Supreme Court has requested a government response to petitions challenging the status of 'Vande Mataram' as a national song. Petitioners argue that the song is a sectarian religious hymn that violates fundamental rights.
Why it matters
The case touches on sensitive issues regarding secularism, national identity, and the intersection of religion and state symbols in India.
Supreme Court seeks government response on pleas challenging Vande Mataram as a ‘divisive religious war song’ left Spectators seen covered with cloth amid rainfall and coldest day in front of the Vande Mataram hoarding, in New Delhi. FIle Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Shiv Kumar Pushpakar https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/engl5e/article71630372.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/49_FULL_DRESS_REHEARSAL_REPUBLIC_DAY_23_01_DELHI.jpg SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR NEW DELHI, 23/01/2026: Spectators seen covered with cloth amid rainfall and coldest day during the full dress rehearsal for the upcoming 77th Republic Day Parade celebrations, at Kartavya Path in New Delhi Friday. January 23, 2026.
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