<P> "The proceedings of the Congress party session started with a prayer in Bengali to praise God (song of benediction). This was followed by a resolution expressing loyalty to King George V. Then another song was sung welcoming King George V ." (Amrita Bazar Patrika, Dec. 28, 1911) </P> <P> Even the report of the annual session of the Indian National Congress of December 1911 stated this difference: </P> <P> "On the first day of 28th annual session of the Congress, proceedings started after singing Vande Mataram . On the second day the work began after singing a patriotic song by Babu Ravindranath Tagore . Messages from well wishers were then read and a resolution was passed expressing loyalty to King George V. Afterwards the song composed for welcoming King George V and Queen Mary was sung ." </P> <P> On 10 November 1937 Tagore wrote a letter to Mr Pulin Bihari Sen about the controversy . That letter in Bengali can be found in Tagore's biography Ravindrajivani, volume II page 339 by Prabhatkumar Mukherjee . </P>

What does each line of the national anthem mean