Inviting and insulting artists bad attitude, says Kerala minister

KOCHI: A day after the interruption of singer Jassie Gift’s performance by the principal of St Peter’s College, Kolenchery, snowballed into a controversy, Minister for Higher Education R Bindu took to Facebook to express her displeasure over the incident. “Inviting artists and cultural leaders and insulting them is a bad attitude in a college. Saddened by the unfortunate experience of blessed artist Jassie Gift who set a trend in the Malayalam music industry,” R Bindu noted on Facebook. Minister for Fisheries of Kerala Saji Cherian, through a post on Facebook, said, "Jazzy Gift is a proud artist of Malayalam.