During the special discussion on 150 years of Vande Mataram, PM Modi recalled Mahatma Gandhi's deep admiration for Vande Mataram. He quoted Gandhi ji's 1905 writing in Indian Opinion, where Bapu described the song as Bengal’s most loved chant that united lakhs during the Swadeshi movement. Gandhi ji wrote that the song felt like India’s natural anthem because of its purity and patriotic strength. PM Modi said that despite such noble sentiment, Vande Mataram later faced injustice and was drawn