Naga Students' Federation Opposes Union Govt's Directive Mandating Singing of Vande Mataram Before National Anthem
21 February 2026 | The Wire
New Delhi: The recent directives from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) mandating that the Indian National Song, Vande Mataram, be sung or played before the National Anthem during official functions and educational institutions have met with strong opposition from the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF), an influential student body in the northeast, reported Hindustan Times.
“The directive, which lays down a rigid sequence of precedence and, crucially, applies it to schools, represents an imposition that fails to account for the historical, political, and cultural realities of the Naga people….