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‘Inappropriate for Tamil Nadu’: Row erupts after state song played third at Vijay's oath ceremony

The swearing-in of Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Sunday triggered a political and cultural row after the Tamizh Thai Vazhthu, Tamil Nadu’s state song, was played third behind Vande Mataram and the ...
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Why playing Vande Mataram at Vijay’s Tamil Nadu CM oath ceremony caused a political row

Hours after Joseph Vijay took the oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday, 10 May, a controversy erupted over the order in which songs were played at the swearing-in ceremony in Chennai.