New Delhi: Pushing for declaring Bhagwad Gita as a national scripture, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said only a formal announcement remained in this regard, sparking a controversy with TMC and and Congress coming out with sharp responses.

Reacting to Swaraj's remarks, the Trinamool Congress(TMC) said only the Constitution is the "Holy Book" in a democracy while Congress called her statement "frivolous".