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Lata Mangeshkar's Vande Mataram accidentally played at Shinde event
In Maharashtra, India, there was a big government ceremony to celebrate teaching the Marathi language to people who do not speak it.
At the end of the event, everyone was asked to stand up for a special song called 'Vande Mataram'.
But the people running the event made a mistake and played the wrong version of the song.
Instead of the official national song, they played an old movie version sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
The deputy chief minister, Eknath Shinde, and other important leaders stood up together with the audience for almost four minutes.
Nobody seemed to realise the mistake at first.
Later, the mix-up was noticed and Mr. Shinde said sorry for the error.
After that, the national anthem and Maharashtra's official state song were played.
Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, even at very important events.
A Bollywood version of 'Vande Mataram' sung by Lata Mangeshkar was mistakenly played instead of the expected rendition at a government programme in Thane, Maharashtra.
Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Industries Minister Uday Samant, MLA Pratap Sarnaik and other dignitaries stood for nearly four minutes as the song played.
The mix-up occurred during the concluding ceremony of the Balasaheb Thackeray Marathi Language Curriculum Campaign.
The song was an older Bollywood version from the film Pukar, not the national song by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
Shinde acknowledged the mix-up and reportedly apologised; the national anthem and Maharashtra's state song were played after the incident.
- Who
- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Industries Minister Uday Samant, MLA Pratap Sarnaik and other dignitaries at the event.
- What
- A Bollywood version of 'Vande Mataram' sung by Lata Mangeshkar was mistakenly played instead of the expected rendition of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's national song.
- Where
- Thane, Maharashtra, India.
- When
- During the concluding ceremony of the Balasaheb Thackeray Marathi Language Curriculum Campaign.
- Why
- A mix-up during the formal proceedings caused the wrong track to be played; Shinde acknowledged the lapse and reportedly apologised.
Key facts
- Location
- Thane, Maharashtra
- Event
- Concluding ceremony of the Balasaheb Thackeray Marathi Language Curriculum Campaign
- Organisers
- Maharashtra Transport Department, State Marathi Development Institute, Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh, Konkan Marathi Sahitya Parishad
- Song expected
- 'Vande Mataram' by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
- Song played
- Lata Mangeshkar's Bollywood version from the film Pukar
- Time audience stood
- Nearly 4 minutes
- Senior attendees
- Eknath Shinde, Uday Samant, Pratap Sarnaik
- Aftermath
- Shinde acknowledged the mix-up and apologised; national anthem and Maharashtra state song were played afterwards










