Karnataka Congress leader Priyank Kharge criticised BJP's Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri for saying that national anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' was written to welcome the British. He called Kageri's claims a "WhatsApp history lesson" and "utter nonsense". Kharge said 'Jana Gana Mana' was first sung on December 27, 1911, at Indian National Congress in Calcutta, and not as a tribute to royalty.