India, Aug. 15 -- Kerala University Vice-Chancellor Mohanan Kunnummal on Saturday said those who do not say "Vande Mataram" do not know who their mother is.

He was speaking at an RSS youth meet, 'Sankalp 2026 Yuva Sangamam', held at Manivila here.

Addressing the gathering, Kunnummal said it was Bharat Mata who had entrusted children to their parents.

"These children have been placed in your homes for a developed India. The responsibility to raise them into brilliant children and exemplary citizens lies with every male and female head of the household. I would say it applies even more to the female head of the household. Because as far as India is concerned, it is our mother," he said.

He said this was why the country was referred to a...