Ilaiyaraja Receives Fans’ Wrath For Being “Insensitive” About Manobala’s Death

The news about Manobala's death sent shockwaves across Tamil Nadu. Fans and celebrities have been offering their condolences to the late actor's family. He was laid to rest last week after several celebrities visited his residence to pay their homage. While we are grieving his loss, a video message of Ilaiyaraja, where he spoke about Manobala has surfaced online and it is not going well among the movie buffs.

What does Ilaiyaraja say in the video?

After offering his condolences, Ilaiyaraja said, "Manobala is one of the directors who used to wait on the road where my car goes every day. He used to stand on the road just to meet me. He is among those directors who wanted to narrate their stories to me." Fans, who are not happy about the way Ilaiyaraja spoke about Manobala, are slamming the music legent and calling his comments insensitive.

Fans and activists are calling out Ilaiyaraja

Actor and activist Sharmila wrote, "A maestro when it comes to music. But when it comes to etiquette..." A fan wrote, "This is supposed to be a condolence message. Please Ilayaraja, try to control your arrogance." Another fan wrote, "I dont know man..ilayaraja reminds me of the saying "you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain" konjam paathu pesunga maestro." Another fan wrote on Twitter, "Mr.Ilayaraja - As a fan, I love your music and admire your talent. But as a human being, I think you are just self centered, egoistic and lack in decency. RIP Manobala."

Manobala passed away on May 3 after suffering a chest pain. He was suffering from heart and liver-related ailments for a long time. He has also been receiving treatment for his ailment at his home. His last rights were performed on May 4 and he was laid to rest on the same day.