NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that ‘Vande Mataram’ is not just a collection of words but the “voice of India’s soul”, as the country marks the 150th anniversary of the iconic national song.
In a post on X, HM Shah said the song played a historic role in uniting the nation during India’s freedom struggle and continues to inspire a sense of pride and patriotism among the youth even today.
“Vande Mataram is not merely a collection of words; it is the voice of India’s soul. Against the English regime, ‘Vande Mataram’ united the nation and strengthened the consciousness of freedom. At the same time, it awakened in the revolutionaries an unwavering dedication, pride, and spirit of sacrifice for the motherland, ” HM Shah wrote in Hindi (loosely translated).