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After Dravidian Stockists, TN Congress leader abuses Maestro Ilaiyaraaja

April 23, 2022
The Commune

Ever since music composer ‘Isaignani’ Ilaiyaraaja’s praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he has been at the receiving end of the venom spewed by sympathizers of the ruling regime in Tamil Nadu.

In continuation of that, former Lok Sabha MP and Tamil Nadu Congress leader E.V.K.S. Elangovan has abused the musical maestro making casteist remarks.

Speaking at an event organized by Dravida Kazhagam in Erode, the Congress leader in an indirect reference to Mr. Ilaiyaraaja said “There are certain elements in Tamil Nadu today claiming themselves to be ‘king of music’. Everybody knows who is the king of music.  Not everyone who plays the tabla can become a music composer”.

“Those who accepted the Communisti ideology when they had no means to afford food and were living below the poverty line are today, after getting money and fame, are considering themselves to be upper castes. You know who I am referring to.”, the Congress leader said referring to Mr. Ilaiyaraaja.

“Raja and that too ‘Ilaya’ Raaja it seems! He must be inching over 80 years of age and they call him ‘Ilaya’ Raaja”, the senior Congress leader said making personal caustic remarks about the ace music composer.

Elangovan also said that Ilaiyaraaja has become a ‘bakthimaan‘, a devout person, due to greed for more money and fame.

The senior Congress leader objected to Mr. Ilaiyaraaja comparing Prime Minister Modi with Dr. Ambedkar in the foreword written by him for a book.

“Tomorrow they might equate Modi with Periyar saying both had long beard”, Elangovan said who is also the grandson of E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker (known as ‘Periyar’ by his followers).

He also said that if Mr. Ilaiyaraaja wanted to draw comparisons for Modi he might do so with Hitler and Mussolini.

The senior Congress leader also resorted to bodyshaming Union Home Minister Amit Shah calling him a ‘kulla kathirikai‘ (short brinjal).

Spewing further vitriol against Mr. Ilaiyaraaja, Elangovan said “I think Ilaiyaraaja facing music one time is not enough. This Ilayaraaja is the man who denied scoring music for the film on Periyar. He thinks himself as a ‘Sankaracharyaar’.”

In a veiled threat, the Congress leader said “We live in times when even the Sankarachaarya himself was put in jail.”.

The Congress leader also said that if such persons (referring to Ilaiyaraaja) had to be eradicated, hands of people like K. Veeramani, the head of Dravida Kazhagam and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin.

Netizens are now lashing out at the senior Congress leader for his derogatory comments.

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