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New Delhi, December 8— Prime Minister Narendra Modi sparked a major political flashpoint on Monday after alleging that India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, “betrayed” Vande Mataram by diluting its spirit under pressure from the Muslim League and the Congress’ then policy of appeasement.Speaking during a special discussion in the Lok Sabha on the 150th Anniversary of the National Song, the Prime Minister revisited historical events to argue that the Congress leadership compromised on the national song at a crucial moment in India’s freedom struggle.PM Modi claimed that Vande Mataram—first written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1875—had united Indians across…
