Shiv Sena MP wants word ‘Sindh’ to be removed from national anthem

Raising the issue in Lok Sabha, Shiv Sena member Arvind Sawant said that as the national anthem was adopted by Parliament, it should initiate action to remove the word.

Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant on Tuesday raised a demand to exclude the word ‘Sindh’ from the national anthem, saying there was no state by that name in the country.

MPs stand for national anthem in the Lok Sabha on the first day of the monsoon session (File Photo)

Raising the issue during the Zero Hour in Lok Sabha, he said that as the national anthem was adopted by Parliament, it should initiate action to remove the word. Sawant said a correct word with appropriate pronunciation should replace the word ‘Sindh’.

National anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’, composed by Nobel laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore in 1911, was adopted by the Constituent Assembly in 1950.

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