Updated On: 07 November, 2025 04:37 PM IST | Tarun Verma
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while attending a programme in Patna to mark 150 years of the song `Vande Mataram`, said the national song inspired India`s freedom movement and helped keep nation united after independence. He noted the song, written by Bankim Chandra Chatterji in 1875, continues to embody cultural nationalism. (Pics/PTI)

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Amit Shah along with BJP leaders and party workers raise slongans during the 150th anniversary celebration of `Vande Mataram` in Patna
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Amit Shah addressing the gathering during 150-year celebration of the national song `Vande Mataram` at the BJP office in Patna

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Union Home Minister speaks at an event Marking 150-years of the national song `Vande Mataram` in Patna
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Home Minister Amit Shah delivers speech at an event in Patna with the presence of BJP leaders and other dignitaries

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Amit Shah along with the BJP leaders and dignitaries raise slogans of `Vande Mataram` at the 150-year celebration in Patna
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Amit Shah addresses the crowd on the occasion of 150-year of the national song `Vande Mataram`