India, Nov. 6 -- Just a day after sparking a controversy over remarks on Zohran Mamdani becoming the mayor of New York City, Mumbai BJP president Ameet Satam has invited Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Abu Asim Azmi to attend the recital of the National Song "Vande Mataram" scheduled for Friday morning.

Satam shared a copy of the invitation on his social media account X, tagging Azmi.

"You are cordially invited. Vande Mataram is an embodiment of nationalism, unity and inspiration. You are invited to recite the song along with others," he wrote on Thursday.

The Maharashtra government has issued a directive asking all schools to sing the complete version of Vande Mataram from October 31 to November 7 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ...