SP MLA Abu Azmi's 'Vande Mataram' remark triggers uproar in Maharashtra assembly

A major row erupted in the Maharashtra assembly on Wednesday over Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi's remark about "Vande Mataram".While raising the issue of a riots in the Sambhajinagar district, Azmi said chanting the slogan "Vande Mataram" was unacceptable to him.“Some people say that if one has to live in India, 'Vande Mataram' must be chanted. We can not do it. We believe only in one god,” he said.