'Entire Bengal fuming, Congress must apologise': CM Suvendu Adhikari slams Sonia Gandhi over Vande Mataram row

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has demanded an apology from the Congress party, accusing its leader Sonia Gandhi of insulting the national song Vande Mataram.

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Entire Bengal fuming, Congress must apologise

Adhikari claimed that Gandhi "objected" to the singing of the full version of Vande Mataram during the Congress party's Independence Day event on August 15 at the AICC headquarters. He described this alleged objection as an "insult" to nationalism and to Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the author of the song.

According to PTI news agency, Adhikari stated that the entire state of West Bengal was "fuming" over the incident. He further alleged that the Congress party was engaging in "appeasement politics" to "satisfy a particular vote bank."

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objecting to the singing of the full version of Vande Mataram, calling it an “insult” to nationalism and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

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trying to satisfy a particular vote bank