After the Congress objected to the full rendition of ‘Vande Mataram’ being played at an event in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah seemed to be taking a subtle dig at the party over a video of its leaders and Chief Ministers, DK Shivakumar and Revanth Reddy, standing for the full version of the National Song.
The episode unfolded amid a feud between the National Conference (NC) and the Congress party over the full rendition of the National Song at an event in Srinagar in the presence of Omar Abdullah and Farooq Abdullah.
While Congress objected to the full version of ‘Vande Mataram’ being played at Jammu and Kashmir’s international film festival on Monday, the National Conference asserted that the party “cannot dictate terms
to its allies”.
In the midst of the controversy, National Conference legislator Tanvir Sadiq tagged Jammu and Kashmir Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra, posting videos of Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy standing for the full version of ‘Vande Mataram’.
Jenab @TariqKarra Sb, please take a look at your congress CM’s and share your valuable thoughts with everyone. Thank you! https://t.co/5e3herjE87 pic.twitter.com/JEYjTLrmID
— Tanvir Sadiq (@tanvirsadiq) September 9, 2026
Taking a swipe at the Congress, Sadiq, an MLA from Zadibal, wrote: “Jenab @TariqKarra Sb, please take a look at your congress CM’s and share your valuable thoughts with everyone. Thank you!”
Omar Abdullah amplified Sadiq’s swipe at Congress, signalling tacit yet clear backing for the NC legislator’s stance.
Karra, earlier, reiterated his party’s standing on the National Song in a social media post and argued that it was a “matter of concern” that the alliance partners chose to sing for the full version of ‘Vande Mataram’.
National symbols, songs and traditions occupy a special place in the heart of every Indian. Their true strength lies in their ability to bind together a nation as diverse as ours.
It is therefore a matter of concern that our alliance partners chose to sing the full version of https://t.co/SyCgaJTgrc
— Tariq Hameed Karra (@TariqKarra) September 9, 2026
“National symbols, songs and traditions occupy a special place in the heart of every Indian. Their true strength lies in their ability to bind together a nation as diverse as ours”.
Speaking to CNN-News18, Sadiq clarified his stance, stating that when a legislation is passed in the Parliament, it becomes a statutory obligation. He maintained that the National Conference has never adopted a resolution limiting the rendition of the National Song to either two stanzas or six stanzas.
“On August 15, their Chief Ministers in Karnataka and Telangana stood for the full version of the song. If that is not wrong, how can this be wrong?” he asked.
The Bigger Picture
Last month, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) last month upheld the 1937 resolution of its highest-making body on ‘Vande Mataram’, reiterating that only two stanzas of the National Song would be sung at all party events henceforth.
The decision was in stark contrast to the Centre’s order, earlier this year, mandating that all six stanzas of ‘Vande Mataram’ must be played before the national anthem at all government events, schools, and official ceremonies.
