South Indian music composer Ilaiyaraaja drew the ire of left-wing and liberal social media users as images of a foreword he wrote for a book on Ambedkar, were revealed. In the foreward, as per the images on social media, he said Dr. B.R. Ambedkar would be proud of several achievements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his tenure. The book, titled ‘Ambedkar & Modi: Reformer’s Ideas, Performer’s Implementation’, is published by Bluekraft Digital Foundation.
Now, Union Minister L. Murugan has slammed those trolling the composer. “What is Ilaiyaraaja sir’s crime? That he has a point of view which the DMK and their ecosystem don’t like? The Constitution of India allows freedom of expression and by denying the same to Ilaiyaraaja sir, the DMK has shown its anti-Dalit and anti-Constitutional nature.”
In his foreword, Mr. Ilaiyaraaja said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had ‘strengthened the legal safeguards for socially marginalised communities through a number of laws and constitutional protections.
