Ilayaraja
is
a
legend
of
music
in
Tamil
cinema.
He
has
stolen
the
hearts
of
crores
of
fans
through
his
music.
And
we
can
say
that
there
are
no
people
who
are
not
mesmerized
by
his
music.
But
of
late
there
are
many
allegations
against
Ilayaraja
that
too
in
the
past
few
years.
Many
people
have
been
criticizing
Ilayaraja
for
not
having
good
stage
manners
and
talking
badly
about
others.
One
among
them
is
James
Vasanthan,
a
popular
music
composer
and
host.
He
has
been
criticizing
Ilayaraja
for
a
long
time.
In
such
a
situation,
in
an
interview
given
to
a
media
portal
recently,
he
has
made
severe
criticisms
about
Ilayaraja.
James
Vasanthan
says
in
that
interview
that
Ilayaraja
deserves
the
awards
given
to
him
but
as
a
fellow
human
being
he
is
very
low.
"Ilayaraja
was
into
spirituality
for
many
years.
As
you
go
deeper
into
spirituality,
qualities
like
generosity,
humility,
tolerance
and
acceptance
will
come.
But
Ilayaraja
says
he
is
going
into
spirituality
and
talks
dirty.
For
example,
Ilayaraja
speaking
at
a
Google
event
talked
nonsense
about
the
resurrection
of
Jesus
Christ,
the
belief
of
Christians,
and
said
that
only
Ramana
Maharishi
had
actually
resurrected.
Is
he
a
history
teacher
to
talk
like
that?
Or
a
great
researcher?
Isn't
what
he
says
hurtful
to
Jesus
Christ
believers?
It
is
because
of
that
intelligence
that
he
thinks
only
he
is
right
by
insulting
others
like
that,
so
I
call
him
a
bad
person.
And
I
know
that
what
I
say
will
go
on
social
media
and
I
will
be
scolded
for
it.
I
have
been
in
this
industry
for
many
years.
There
are
definitely
some
people
in
the
town
who
follow
film
celebrities
as
role
models.
So
I
have
to
behave
properly.
The
only
price
we
pay
when
we
become
popular
in
society
and
enjoy
a
lot
of
recognition
is
the
loss
of
individuality
and
independence.
In
any
way,
when
we
are
famous,
we
must
develop
the
character
to
behave
responsibly.
This
is
a
moral
dilemma
in
public
life.
If
there
is
one
person
who
lacks
even
a
little
of
this
trait,
it
is
Ilayaraja.
I
am
not
allowed
to
talk
about
his
personal
life.
But
it
is
the
way
he
behaves
when
he
exposes
himself
to
this
society
that
holds
him
in
such
high
esteem
as
a
famous
man",
says
James
Vasanthan.