A fresh controversy has erupted around Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s swearing-in ceremony, after a viral video ...

M Veerapandian said that giving the primary place to the song ‘Vande Mataram’ and placing ‘Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu’ in the third position goes against tradition ...

Vande Mataram – the song and phrase – is the strongest connection that the post-independence generation can have with the ...

CPI state secretary M Veerapandiyan on Sunday said that the 'Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu' (state song of Tamil Nadu) must be accorded the foremost.

Protocol shift sparks row: The swearing-in ceremony broke Tamil Nadu’s tradition by playing Vande Mataram before the state song, prompting criticism from allies and opposition. Allies demand ...

The DMK refused to relent, saying it only shows that the TVK is bent towards the BJP The practice here is to play the Tamil ...

The order of songs was a departure from long-followed state protocol triggered sharp reactions not just from the opposition ...

One of the highlights of Vijay's swearing in was that the event commenced with national song 'Vande Mataram' and not with ...

Interestingly, the song, penned by renowned Bengali author Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1882, was not played at the Bengal ...

At Vijay's oath ceremony, 'Vande Mataram' was sung in full, followed by the national anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' and the state ...

Vande Mataram was sung in its full six-stanza version at Vijay’s swearing-in ceremony before the national anthem, following ...

India, May 11 -- As thousands cheered for actor-turned politician C Joseph Vijay during his oath-taking ceremony as the new ...