‘If Vande Mataram Wasn’t Truncated For Appeasement, India Wouldn’t Have Been Divided’: Amit Shah

Last Updated:December 09, 2025, 14:02 IST

Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Shah claimed this moment marked the ideological departure that eventually contributed to India’s partition.

File photo of Home Minister Amit Shah. (Pic: Screengrab from SansadTV)

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that the “politics of appeasement” began the day Vande Mataram was divided, arguing that if the national song had not been split in the name of appeasement, “the country itself would not have been divided.” Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Shah claimed this moment marked the ideological departure that eventually contributed to India’s partition.

Shah said several Congress members had questioned the need to discuss Vande Mataram today, but insisted the issue remains central to India’s national identity.

“From that point began the politics of appeasement, and that is what later became the reason for division — this is what they argue,” he said, stressing that national symbols must not be weakened for political convenience.

Reiterating that the government was open to debate on all issues, Shah added, “We are not the ones who boycott Parliament-if the House is allowed to function, every issue can be discussed.” He used the moment to accuse the Congress of historically distancing itself from Vande Mataram, asserting that the discomfort stemmed from decisions taken decades ago, including its division by Jawaharlal Nehru.

Shah concluded by saying that discussions on the national song are not about the past alone, but about reaffirming national pride and rejecting politics that, in his words, “fractures the country’s unity.”

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