Ilaiyaraaja Should Be Conferred With Bharat Ratna, Demands Tamil Nadu BJP Unit

Ilaiyaraaja, the musical maestro had recently made headlines after he compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Dr. BR Ambedkar. The legendary musician is getting massively trolled on social media for his comparison, which has now started a political row. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu BJP has now demanded that Ilaiyaraaja should be conferred with Bharat Ratna.

The BJP's unit's demands was put forward after the political analysts predicted that the veteran musician is likely to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha soon. K Annamalai, the president of BJP Tamil Nadu was quoted saying: "Ilaiyaraaja is not a member of BJP, he belongs to the entire Tamil Nadu. If the President of India nominates him as one of the 12 nominated members of Rajya Sabha, it is an honour."

"In fact, we want Bharat Ratna to be conferred to Ilaiyaraaja," said K Annamalai, to the media. "He truly deserves the honour. If needed, we will write to the Union Government placing this demand," said the BJP Tamil Nadu president. Ilaiyaraaja has not reacted to the statements of K Annamalai, so far.

Meanwhile, Ilaiyaraaja's son, the renowned musician Yuvan Shankar Raja has been making headlines with his latest social media post. Yuvan shared a picture of himself, in which he is seen wearing a black lungi and t-shirt. "Dark Dravidian, Proud Tamizhan," the celebrated music director caption his post, which instantly garnered the attention of netizens.

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The musician's post, which came out immediately after his father Ilaiyaraaja's comparison of PM Modi and BR Ambedkar, has created quite a stir on social media. While a major group of Yuvan Shankar Raja's followers appreciated his post, some others are offended with his caption. Several renowned personalities, including Naam Tamizhar Katchi leader and filmmaker Seeman, have been criticizing Yuvan for his take on Dravidians.