Much furore over language?
While the entire nation is reeling under the imposition of Hindi, Indians living in London, UK, seem to have taken the language battles to another new level! Oscar-award winning composer AR Rahman and his team, including sisters AR Reihana, Isshrathquadhre, as well as singers Benny Dayal, Haricharan, Jonita Gandhi, and Neeti Mohan performed at the ‘Netru Indru Naalai’ concert last week at the SSE arena in Wembley, London. Keshini with AR Rahman One of the organisers of the event, on the condition of anonymity, says, “We carefully curated the track list with 16 Hindi songs and 14 Tamil songs. I am tired of the abuse and ashamed of my fellow Indians for their behaviour.” Singer Nikhita Gandhi, who has sung a handful of songs under ARR’s composition, says she doesn’t see a reason as to why people had to walk out of Rahman’s concert — “I don’t really agree to both the sides. “In 2015, when he went to O2, he sang only four Tamil hits to be precise — but that never became an issue within the Tamil people; they didn’t walk out!” she adds.
AR Rahman's Wembley concert 'fiasco' reeks of ignorance, linguistic imperialism
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