Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh at the 26th convocation ceremony of Rajasthan University said on Tuesday that Rabindranath Tagore while writing the national anthem had praised the 'angrezi shaasak' (English ruler) by writing 'adhinayak jai ho' and it is about time that this be amended.


Adding to the clamour of relegating rulers like Akbar as a footnote in history, Singh on Tuesday insisted that it was Rani Jhansi who was great and not Queen Victoria.


Singh had raised the issue at a recent function to felicitate donors in the field of education and reiterated his demand on Tuesday before a massive gathering at the convocation ceremony.


He suggested that instead of praising the 'adhinayak' the word should be replaced by 'mangal'."Jan gan man adhinayak jai ho kiske liye hai? It is to praise the 'angrezi shaasak''the British. It is about time that it amended and replaced by 'jan gan man mangal gaye'. I do have full faith in Rabindranath Tagore and respect him but still feel the national anthem should drop the word 'adhinayak'," Singh said.


"Similarly words like 'mahamahim' or his or her excellency should not be used any longer because no one is 'mahan'. These were used during the British rule."