Updated On: 25 August, 2022 08:18 PM IST | Pune | PTI
The order, or government resolution (GR), was issued days after newly-appointed Cultural Affairs and Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar directed all government officials to say "Vande Mataram" instead of "hello" while receiving phone calls in offices

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The Maharashtra government`s forest department on Thursday issued an order urging its employees to say `Vande Mataram` while answering phone calls related to official work.
The order, or government resolution (GR), was issued days after newly-appointed Cultural Affairs and Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar directed all government officials to say "Vande Mataram" instead of "hello" while receiving phone calls in offices.