Five-time world champion MC Mary Kom on Saturday said that the national anthem is a sign of identity for all Indians. It is a very good move as playing the national anthem, in my opinion, is mark of respect," said the 34-year-old star boxer on the national anthem row. The apex court had in November 2016 ordered the playing of the national anthem on cinema screens and displaying of the national flag mandatory before the beginning of any movie. A fresh row on the singing of national anthem erupted after the Jaipur Mayor Ashok Lahoty made it compulsory for staffers to sing the national anthem every morning and the national song every evening. The bio-metric system of attendance will not accept any entries after the morning anthem.

Source: dna November 25, 2017 17:59 UTC