A Mumbai court has dismissed a complaint against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, filed by a BJP worker, who accused her of disrespecting the national anthem during an event, stated a report in the PTI. The court ruled that reciting the national anthem is not equivalent to singing it, emphasizing the distinction between the two actions.

According to the report, in the video of the event, Banerjee was not observed abruptly leaving during the singing of the anthem, as alleged by the complainant. Metropolitan Magistrate SB Kale, in his ruling, explained that "singing" and "reciting certain words or lines" of the national anthem should not be equated with each other. The court pointed out that it was not the legislative intention to prosecute individuals who explain or teach the anthem to an audience.