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Why didn't they sing the National Anthem ? | Jehovah's Witnesses | Bijoe Emmanuel vs. Kerala



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In this video, we take a look into the history behind the famous Bijoe Emmanuel case, which involved a sect called Jehovah's Witnesses who worship only Jehovah-the Creator and none other. They refused to sing the National Anthem: 'Jana Gana Mana' because, according to them, it is against the tenets of their religious faith-not the words or the thoughts of the National Anthem- but the singing of it.

The case, Bijoe Emmanuel vs State of Kerala, in which he challenged the State Department of Education in 1986, stands as one of the pillars of free speech in India. It pertained to the suspension of his children Bijoe Emmanuel, a Class 10 student, Binu, and Bindu from their school at Kidangoor on July 26, 1986 on the ground that they refused to recite the national anthem during the morning assemblies.

In their response, the students held that singing the national anthem was against the tenets of their religious faith. Though a single-member commission appointed by the government found that the students showed no disrespect to the national anthem, they, along with nine other students from the same sect, were suspended from the school on the instruction of the Education Department.
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