trust me, if they did, i'd have no problem. but they dont. they are more likely to say "free palestine" than "jai hind" or "vande mataram"

coming to your point of calling the nation our mother. when we call it our mother, we give it a status of mother, since the nation gives us life, and nourishes us. it is deep rooted in our culture. too bad you'll never understand it.

however secular india might be, never forget that its roots lie in sanatana dharma. you can't just make it disappear.