Greet with ‘Vande Mataram’ not ‘hello’: Maharashtra govt issues circular for officials
Op IndiaOn Saturday, the Maharashtra government issued a Government Resolution making it mandatory for all government employees to greet with ‘Vande Mataram’ instead of saying ‘hello’ while receiving calls from officials or citizens. The resolution also asserts that numerous freedom fighter laid their lives singing ‘Vande Mataram‘, a song written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. In August, when the Eknath Shinde faction of Shiv Sena formed the government in the state, Maharashtra minister Sudhir Mungantiwar proposed the directive immediately after chief minister Eknath Shinde distributed state cabinet portfolios, he made the statement as one of his first decisions. SP leader Abu Azmi stated that the late Bal Sahab Thackeray always used to say ‘Jai Maharashtra’ and not ‘Vande Matram’ while answering phone calls.
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