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Prime Minister Narendra Modi opens a special discussion at 12 noon on Monday as Parliament holds a joint debate in both Houses to mark 150 years of Vande Mataram. PM Modi said, "the British divided Bengal in 1905, but 'Vande Mataram' stood like a rock and inspired unity."
PM Modi said that Vande Mataram reached key milestones during difficult times - 50 years under British rule and 100 years during the Emergency, when patriots were jailed and the nation faced a dark period.
He added that the 150-year mark is a chance to restore pride in the song that inspired India’s freedom struggle and contributed to achieving independence in 1947.
"When Vande Mataram completed 50 years, India was under British rule. When Vande Mataram completed 100 years, India was in the clutches of Emergency... At that time, the patriots were imprisoned. When the song that inspired our freedom movement, unfortunately, India was witnessing a black period.... 150 years of Vande Mataram is an opportunity to reinstate that pride and that great part of our past... This song inspired us to attain freedom in 1947...," said the prime minister.
#WATCH | PM Narendra Modi says, "... Vande Mataram is a mantra, a slogan which gave energy, inspiration, and showed the path for sacrifice and penance to the freedom movement. It is a matter of pride that we are becoming witnesses to 150 years of Vande Mataram. It is a historic… pic.twitter.com/pHmsmS66uE
— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2025
"Vande Mataram is a mantra, a slogan which gave energy, inspiration, and showed the path for sacrifice and penance to the freedom movement. It is a matter of pride that we are becoming witnesses to 150 years of Vande Mataram. It is a historic moment. It is a period when many historical events are being celebrated as milestones... We recently celebrated 75 years of our Constitution. The country is celebrating the 150th birth anniversaries of Sardar Patel and Birsa Munda. We are also celebrating the 350th martyrdom day of Guru Teg Bahadur ji. Now we are celebrating 150 years of Vande Mataram...," he added.
#WATCH | PM Narendra Modi says, "... When Vande Mataram completed 50 years, India was under British rule. When Vande Mataram completed 100 years, India was in the clutches of Emergency... At that time, the patriots were imprisoned. When the song that inspired our freedom… pic.twitter.com/Kww4ewc6wM
— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2025
PM Narendra Modi further said that the occasion is a collective tribute to Vande Mataram, a song that once united the entire nation and should now inspire everyone to come together again to fulfil the freedom fighters’ dreams and build a self-reliant, developed India by 2047.
"There is no leadership and opposition here. We are here to appreciate and accept the debt of Vande Mataram collectively. It is because of this song that we are all here together. It is a sacred occasion for all of us to acknowledge the debt of Vande Mataram... It united the nation from North to South and from East to West. The time has come to unite again and move together with everyone. This song should inspire and energise us to fulfil the dreams of our freedom fighters. We need to reiterate the resolve to make our nation self-reliant and developed by 2047."