Vande Mataram Controversy: Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi Face Police Complaint

According to the complaint, a Congress Independence Day function was held at the AICC headquarters on 15 August 2026. It was during this event that the singing of the national song Vande Mataram took place. The complainant alleges that there was deliberate obstruction or disruption during this event. A police complaint has been filed against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi over this allegation. However, it will be clear only after investigating the allegations made in the complaint as to what exactly happened in the incident. Advertisement Vande Mataram controversy: TMC and DMK come out in defence of Sonia Gandhi; CPI (M) asks what is the stand of Congress? Advertisement Earlier, BJP leaders in Mangaluru, Karnataka, filed a written complaint against Congress parliamentary party president Sonia Gandhi at Urwa police station. The complaint follows a controversy over Sonia Gandhi's gesture while singing the national anthem'Vande Mataram'at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi on the occasion of Independence Day. A BJP leader in Mangaluru said yesterday that the Congress party office has been witnessing protests against the party's flag hoisting for a long time.