New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday questioned the claim that the national song Vande Mataram will be sung at the Red Fort on Independence Day for the first time, declaring that the tradition of Vande Mataram in the country began with the Congress, as it was first sung at a party session.

Raut referenced alleged past actions of the BJP regarding Vande Mataram and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should stop with the "theatrics of nationalism". He remarked that those who did not hoist the tricolour at their offices for 50 years after the country's independence are now "putting up drama of singing Vande Mataram"

He further declared that it was the Congress that taught others the values of patriotism, addi...