The then prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, had expressed strong objection to the presence of president Rajendra Prasad at the event, which he believed went against his idea of an India in which state and religion were to be separated.
तत्कालीन प्रधानमंत्री, जवाहरलाल नेहरू ने इस समारोह में राष्ट्रपति राजेंद्र प्रसाद की उपस्थिति पर कड़ी आपत्ति जताई थी।