Sadasivpet, Feb. 8 -- AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi emphasised that the Indian Constitution begins with the English words 'We the People', and not with the name 'Bharat Mata'.

Speaking at a public rally in Sadasivpet on Sunday, he addressed the long-standing parliamentary debate over the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, underscoring the importance of the Constitution's secular and inclusive principles.

He noted that it does not invoke the name "Bharat Mata," underscoring that the Constitution guarantees freedom of religion under Article 25. The preamble, he noted, enshrines the values of liberty, equality, justice, and fraternity for all citizens.

"When the debate was going on, on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, I stood up an...