Barelvi madarsas defy UP govt's order on National Anthem
Bareilly's Barelvi madarsas defied Uttar Pradesh government's order mandating all Islamic educational institutions in the state to sing National Anthem on Independence Day and record it. The students of the madarsas hoisted the Tricolour and sang the song 'Sare jahan se achha' instead. Barelvi clerics said they forbid singing the Anthem as it was written in honour of George V.