Goa, Nov. 11 -- The controversy surrounding Kerala Minister K Muraleedharan and other dignitaries sitting down before the completion of the national song Vande Mataram at an official function in Kasaragod has intensified, with the BJP planning to approach Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Kerala Governor and the state government, demanding action against the District Collector.

The BJP has specifically accused Kasaragod District Collector Sreedhanya Suresh, an IAS officer, of violating national protocol by taking her seat after the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram, while the remaining stanzas were still being sung.

The incident took place during the inauguration of a laboratory at the Muliyar Family Health Centre in Kasaragod. Video ...