'Zealots overlooked human nature': Tharoor questions full Vande Mataram rendition

Shashi Tharoor questions Vande Mataram amendment, flags six-minute protocolNEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday questioned the practical implications of the Vande Mataram amendment, saying the requirement to sing the National Song in full at official functions could result in audiences standing for several minutes before and after events.In a post on X, Tharoor said the President had assented to the amendment, which was passed in Parliament without discussion. He said the amended provision requires the full National Song to be sung at the beginning and end of official functions, in addition to the National Anthem."The President has assented to the #VandeMataram Amendment, passed without discussion in Parliament, which requires the singing of the National Song in full at the sta