Kerala minister defends sitting during Vande Mataram rendition

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Health Minister K. Muraleedharan on Tuesday defended his decision to sit down during the rendition of Vande Mataram at a public function in Kasaragod, saying that nobody needed to teach him patriotism as he was the son of a freedom fighter. The Minister’s response came a day after he attracted criticism for sitting down while Vande Mataram was being sung at the…