Visuals shared on social media showed the district collector, Kasaragod MP Rajmohan Unnithan, and MLA K Mahin, seated alongside the minister, also sitting down before 'Vande Mataram' ended. Muraleedharan defends sitting during Vande Mataram at a Kasaragod event, citing protocol and his freedom-fighter father's legacy. Kerala Health Minister K Muraleedharan sparked a row after sitting during the full rendition of Vande Mataram in Kasaragod, sparking BJP protests.