Full version Vande Mataram: What are the rules for rendition of National Song

The National Song ‘Vande Mataram’ shall be played or sung before the National Anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’ on all occasions when both are to be played or sung.

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

"All of us should take care, whether knowingly or unknowingly - and I don't believe he said it knowingly, nor is he likely to say it intentionally - to refrain from making such remarks," KC Venugopal said