New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Sunday, while attending the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' programme at Sri Vijaya Puram the captial city of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, emphasised the significance of the national song 'Vande Mataram', describing it as much more than just a patriotic song.

The Vice President inaugurated the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' Abhiyan by hoisting the National Flag at Flag Point on the occasion of August Kranti Diwas, commemorating the Quit India Movement of 1942.

Addressing the gathering at the State Function and Tiranga Concert on 'Vande Mataram' at the DBRAIT Auditorium, the Vice President said there could be no more appropriate place to launch the campaign than these historic islands, which are deeply ass...