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India and Pakistan are rivals in many things. Perhaps their biggest rivalry is over game of cricket. Over 300 million Indians and Pakistanis can watch important game between two countries on television. They now have new source of competition – to break world record for most people to sing national anthem together. India was world record holder earlier in 2012, when 15,243 people gathered in Maharashtra state to sing India’s anthem, 'Jan Gan Man'. Pakistan took record in October after 44,200 people sang Pakistani anthem, Qaumī Tarana in Lahore. India tried to reclaim record on Sunday with up to 125,000 singers at Kanpur's Green Park stadium.

new world record is still not official. team from Guinness World Records needs to study event before it awards India title of world record holder. One of organisers, Sumit Makhija, said so many people came to sing that he was worried about safety. He told BBC News agency: "We'd set target of 100,000 people to break Pakistan's world record. However, when over 125,000 people gathered, we were forced to end programme early…to avoid stampede.” Rajesh Chandra, one of singers at the event, also spoke to BBC to explain his pride at being record breaker. He said: "It was proud moment for me to participate, beat Pakistan, and set world record".

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Good Luck. India and Pakistan are rivals in many things. Perhaps their biggest rivalry is over game of cricket. Over 300 million Indians and Pakistanis can watch important game between two countries on television. They now have new source of competition – to break world record for most people to sing national anthem together. India was world record holder earlier in 2012, when 15,243 people gathered in Maharashtra state to sing India’s anthem, 'Jan Gan Man'. Pakistan took record in October after 44,200 people sang Pakistani anthem, Qaumī Tarana in Lahore. India tried to reclaim record on Sunday with up to 125,000 singers at Kanpur's Green Park stadium. new world record is still not official. team from Guinness World Records needs to study event before it awards India title of world record holder. One of organisers, Sumit Makhija, said so many people came to sing that he was worried about safety. He told BBC News agency: "We'd set target of 100,000 people to break Pakistan's world record. However, when over 125,000 people gathered, we were forced to end programme early…to avoid stampede.” Rajesh Chandra, one of singers at the event, also spoke to BBC to explain his pride at being record breaker. He said: "It was proud moment for me to participate, beat Pakistan, and set world record".
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