Kolkata, August 22, 2026: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya on Saturday slammed Sharmila Tagore over her remarks on ‘Vande Mataram’, referring to the naming of a member of her family after Taimur.

Kolkata, West Bengal: Reacting to Actress Sharmila Tagore's statement on Vande Mataram, BJP State President Samik Bhattacharya says, "It is the personal opinion of Sharmila Tagore and she can give it. But the People of India want to remind Sharmila Tagore that Taimur destroyed… pic.twitter.com/cdJCuqduLg
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“Sharmila Tagore’s family had named their descendants after the foreign invader and cruel temple-looter Taimur. Taimur had also forced people to change religion and also raped several women. Hence, it is natural for her to object to singing the full song of Vande Mataram. She should not speak about Vande Mataram,” said Bhattacharya.

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Sharmila Tagore’s Remarks

Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore has said that the nation should stick to only the first two stanzas of the national song ‘Vande Mataram’, as according to her people who believe in ‘one God’ may not be comfortable in singing the entire song as the song has mention of ‘many Gods’.

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West Bengal: BJP State President Samik Bhattacharya Slams Sharmila Tagore Over Vande Mataram Remarks | VIDEO

BJP West Bengal president Samik Bhattacharya criticised actor Sharmila Tagore over her remarks that only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram should be sung. Bhattacharya also questioned her family’s use of the name Taimur, intensifying the ongoing controversy over the national song.