Overview
- At Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 150th anniversary campaign, released a commemorative stamp and coin, and joined the full-version mass singing.
- Government guidance set a nationwide recital around 9:50 a.m., with Telangana ordering collective singing in government offices and educational institutions at 10 a.m.
- The Culture Ministry outlined yearlong outreach including exhibitions, short films, special All India Radio and Doordarshan programming, embassy events, a global music festival, tree-planting drives and patriotic murals.
- President Droupadi Murmu and Home Minister Amit Shah lauded the song’s legacy and encouraged families to sing the full version, as party leaders urged broad public participation.
- Political disputes surfaced, with BJP leaders accusing Congress of historically truncating the song, a Maharashtra MLA refusing to recite it, rows over a Rajasthan madrasa directive, and debate in West Bengal over a proposed state anthem.