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Lata Mangeshkar's Vande Mataram accidentally played at Shinde event

Lata Mangeshkar's Vande Mataram accidentally played at Shinde event
Lata Mangeshkar’s Vande Mataram plays by mistake at Eknath Shinde event, audience stands for 4 minutes | Watch · wionews.com

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.

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

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