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Kangana Ranaut urges moving beyond Hindu-Muslim mindset in Vande Mataram debate

Published 21 August 2026

Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut has publicly disagreed with veteran actor Sharmila Tagore's suggestion that only the first two stanzas of the national song Vande Mataram should be sung, urging people to move beyond a "Hindu-Muslim mindset" in interpreting the poem.

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