By: PTI Published in: *The Telegraph** Online* Date: June 2, 2026 Source: https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/unnecessary-and-burdensome-shashi-tharoor-questions-rationale-behind-full-vande-mataram-at-official-programmes/cid/2163556 *Note:* Please access the source to read the entire article
"The MP said the Kerala government had maintained that singing the full version was optional, while Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar appeared to hold a different view"
