With European Union (EU) leaders Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa expected to arrive in India next month on the occasion of Republic Day, the government is going ahead with plans to highlight the National Song Vande Mataram during the festivities.
According to officials, the Ministry of Defence has directed that the 77th Republic Day celebrations on January 26, where the European Commission and European Council Presidents will be the chief guests, will incorporate a “Vande Mataram theme”, with a torch relay, and a special flypast.
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The events will mark 150 years since the first two stanzas ofVande Mataram, which are sung as the National Song, was published in 1875.
Ms. von der Leyen and Mr. Costa are likely to share dias with President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to receive the parade.
