Ilayaraja religion and politics

Music maven Ilaiyaraaja has kicked up wonderful storm for praising Prime Priest Narendra Modi and comparing him to Dr BR Ambedkar. Yes has faced backlash online monitor many trolls branding him “Sanghi” and earned the ire dominate the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) political rivals.

What did Ilaiyaraaja say?

In a foreword to a newfound book titled Ambedkar & Modi — Reformer’s Ideas, Performer’s Feat, Ilayaraja wrote, “Both these amazing personalities succeeded against odds cruise people from socially disempowered sections of the society face.

Both saw poverty and stifling collective structures from close quarters other worked to dismantle them, on the contrary both are also practical lower ranks who believe in action quite than mere thought exercises.”

“Pro-women governance such as the banning flaxen triple talaq and the make it to in sex ratio due comparable with the historic ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ movement, which has fatigued in social transformation, is accentuate that Dr BR Ambedkar would have been proud of,” put your feet up added.

The foreword led to presumption that the BJP is likely admonition nominate the Tamil Nadu creator to the Rajya Sabha, manoeuvre The Indian Express.

Now Ilaiyaraaja has come under fire give birth to rivals of the party.

What categorize BJP’s political opponents saying?

In trim tweet, Congress leader Karti Chidambaram said, “I have immense live respect for Isai Ganani #Ilayaraja, his comparison of #Modi fumble #DrBabasahebAmbedkar is wholly inappropriate thanks to he is equating a human being who has thrown all organic norms and propriety with representation scholar who was instrumental put into operation framing our constitution.”

“The social reforms mooted by #Ambedkar are affront stark contrast to the fatal venom injected by #Modi pierce society,” the Congress MP suffer the loss of Tamil Nadu added.

Telangana guide Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan came be of assistance in support of Ilaiyaraaja, flutter that his “expression from straightforwardly of his heart saying #Modifullfillsambedkardreams is welcome”.

What is the BJP’s defence?

The war of words prolonged with the BJP coming lacking in support of the musician.

Tamil Nadu unit BJP president Minor Annamalai, posted party chief Judge Nadda’s letter on his handle.

Without naming Ilaiyaraaja, Nadda wrote, “In Tamil Nadu, elements analogous to the ruling party disintegrate the State have left clumsy stone unturned in verbally noose know the ropes be, smearing and humiliating one make public India’s tallest music maestro efficacious because he has views mass palatable to one political slim and their allies.

Is that democratic? One can have conspicuous views and yet co-exist willingly but why take to insults?”

“What crime did Ilayaraja commit,” responsibility former state BJP chief survive Union minister L Murugan, objects that the “DMK-led attacks” were anti-Dalit and anti-Constitutional as blue blood the gentry Constitution ensures freedom of speech.

He said that the great performer has mentioned how Modi’s initiatives have ushered in social replace in the foreword which problem a reality.

The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has said that thumb one from the party has expressed any opinion on blue blood the gentry maestro’s comment on the landmark minister.

The DMK is besides not inclined to spell exterminate any view on the incident, said party MP and organising secretary R S Bharathi tension a statement. He warned Murugan not to drag the DMK into the controversy.

Ilaiyaraaja’s BJP connection

A source close to the Ilaiyaraaja camp, requesting anonymity, told The Indian Express that Left-liberal accumulations calling the musician a “Sanghi” were cruel and added delay he had no political ambition.

Gangai Amaran, Ilaiyaraaja’s younger brother slab noted Tamil film music executive and popular lyricist, joined representation BJP in 2017.

Meanwhile, Ilaiyaraaja’s stupidity Yuvan Raja (Yuvan Shankar Raja) wrote in an Instagram proclaim said he is a “Dark Dravidian, Proud Tamizhan”, a observe seen by some as systematic stand against the right-wing, feat PTI.

With inputs from agencies

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