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Shashi Tharoor: It may ultimately have to be adjudicated because there is no law passed by Parliament requiring this. It is more a…

On the recordJune 8, 2026
It may ultimately have to be adjudicated because there is no law passed by Parliament requiring this. It is more a matter of convention.
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Shashi Tharoor
Indian National Congress

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Discussing the legal status of singing the full national song.

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