Chennai: ‛Composer Ilayaraja can also join BJP. But it is sad to compare Prime Minister Modi with Ambedkar, ”said Aamir, a director and actor.
Composer Ilayaraja had compared Prime Minister Modi with Ambedkar in a costume he wrote for a book. One party protested and sparked controversy. To end the controversy, Ilayaraja’s son and composer Yuvan Shankar Raja shared a photo of himself in a black dress, referring to himself as a ‘black Dravidian, a proud Tamil’. Thus, one person said that his son had expressed the opposite opinion to Ilayaraja’s opinion.
In this connection, the leader of the Tamil Nadu BJP, Annamalai said, “Who is a black Tamil, black Dravid than me? I am a blacker Tamil than King Yuvanshankar; I am with black Dravid. ‘
Aamir is the director of Dravidamanale Seeman
In response, Seeman, the co-ordinator of the Naam Tamil Party, said, “This is Ilayaraja’s personal opinion. Thampi Yuvan must be a Dravidian, otherwise he must be a Tamil. Yuvan is confused because he is a small child. ‘
Thus alternately everyone created a stir for a few days by commenting on the black, Dravidian. At this stage, the director and actor Aamir participated in the song release ceremony of the film ‘Akka Kuruvi’ composed by Ilayaraja.
He later told reporters: Ilayaraja may also join the BJP. But it is unfortunate to compare Prime Minister Modi with Ambedkar, who caused the biggest revolution in the country. It would be more wrong to criticize Ilayaraja as a caste for that. We must not allow that.
Wisdom
The BJP’s election formula is to meet celebrities during the election, keep them campaigning and win. Their tactic is to advertise the BJP and Modi through screen celebrities. During the last 2014 and 2019 elections, the Hindi actor met only the actresses without meeting the farmers and journalists and campaigned and won through them. They are currently trying to do the same in Tamil Nadu.
Like Ilayaraja, our screenwriters need to protect themselves from getting caught. It is the social responsibility of screen artists to stand by the people who identify with them. Supporting the side of power is a betrayal of the people. Screenwriters need to realize this and act.
Seaman
Seeman would object if he said Dravidan. There is a pride here in saying that he is Tamil and in calling himself Dravidan against Aryan. Yuvan Shankar Raja did not need to know as much about the Tamil nation as Seeman. So he has called himself Dravidan. It has been a long time since the differences between Dravida and the Tamil nation were resolved. So Seaman’s opinion is not surprising. Thus he said.