The national song, originally penned by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1875, inspired generations of Indians during the freedom struggle. Under British rule, even chanting it was sometimes treated as a punishable act because of its patriotic power.
Former Congress leader and great grandson of India's last Governor General C. Rajagopalachari, on Saturday joined the BJP.
CR Kesavan, the great-grandson of India's first Indian Governor-General, C Rajagopalachari joined the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) on Saturday.
In a letter to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Kesavan said he could no longer in good conscience say he concurred with what the party symbolised, stood for, nor seek to propagate.
