- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Thursday passed a motion to make ‘Vande Matram’ compulsory in all BMC-run schools.
- The Corporation will send the proposal to the state govt for final decision, said Mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar.
- BMC’s followed Madras High Court, which ruled that it was mandatory for all government-run institutions schools to sing the Vande Mataram.
(More details awaited.)
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