In a major embarrassment for the Congress, a party leader sang wrong National Anthem during the concluding ceremony of Samaragni rally in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram in the presence of senior leaders Shashi Tharoor and Sachin Pilot on the stage.
What happened during the rally?
Tharoor and Pilot had participated in the party programme in the city and were present on the stage when the incident took place on Thursday (February 29). At the end of the programme, Congress’ district president P Ravi started singing the National Anthem wrongly. He was immediately stopped after which some other woman sang the Anthem from the beginning.
BJP lodges complaint
The BJP has lodged a complaint regarding the incident to the City Police Commissioner while also demanding the registration of a case in the matter.