Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 11 -- Keralam BJP president and MLA Rajeev Chandrasekhar hit out at Leader of Opposition (LoP) in state Assembly Pinarayi Vijayan over his demand to withdraw the directive requiring the full version of 'Vande Mataram' to be sung during Independence Day celebrations, asserting that no one has the right to decide against singing the National Song.

Speaking to reporters here, Chandrasekhar on Monday questioned why the National Song should be treated differently from the National Anthem.

"Do we ever question whether the National Anthem should be sung in part or (in) full? Why should the National Song be left for anyone's discussions? No one has the right to say that they will not sing the National Anthem or the Nati...