Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 13 -- BJP Kerala president and MLA Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday announced that the national flag would be hoisted and the full version of 'Vande Mataram' sung at 15,000 locations across Kerala on Independence Day.
BJP workers will organise and lead the programmes at the booth, panchayat, Mandalam and district levels, he said.
The initiative is aimed at building a strong public resistance against attempts to insult 'Vande Mataram', which the BJP described as a symbol of India's freedom struggle and national unity, as well as against positions that support anti-national forces, Chandrasekhar said.
He said the BJP would remain at the forefront of efforts to uphold the Tricolour, safeguard the unity and sovereign...