Original: Vande Mataram was rejected on the grounds that Muslims , Christians , Parsis , Sikhs , Arya Samajis and others who opposed idol worship felt offended by its depiction of the nation as '' Mother Durga '' , a Hindu goddess . Muslims also felt that its origin as part of Anandamatha , a novel they felt had an anti-Muslim message .
Simplified: Vande Mataram was rejected because Muslims offended by calling India '' Mother Durga '' ( a Hindu goddess ) equating the nation with Hinduism , and by its origin as part of Anandamatha , a book they felt had an anti-Muslim message .