Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut publicly criticized veteran actor Sharmila Tagore for suggesting that only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram should be recited.
Ranaut described Tagore's views as 'limiting and contrived' in an Instagram post, arguing that the song represents the spirit of the freedom struggle and should not be reduced to religious practice.
The controversy follows a recent Congress Working Committee decision to adhere to a 1937 resolution that limits the recitation of the national song at party events.