The DMK is also not inclined to spell out any view on the matter, said party MP and organising secretary R S Bharathi in a statement. The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has said that no one from the party has expressed any opinion on the maestro’s comment on the prime minister. He said that the great musician has mentioned how Modi’s initiatives have ushered in social change in the foreword which is a reality. “What crime did Ilayaraja commit,” asked former state BJP chief and Union minister L Murugan, adding that the “DMK-led attacks” were anti-Dalit and anti-Constitutional as the Constitution ensures freedom of speech. His letter is translated into Tamil for our reading. He has highlighted the shameful political drama all the opposition parties of our country had gotten into.
Our National President Shri avl had written an important letter to our countrymen. In a tweet, Congress leader Karti Chidambaram said, “I have immense personal respect for Isai Ganani #Ilayaraja, his comparison of #Modi with #DrBabasahebAmbedkar is wholly inappropriate as he is equating a person who has thrown all constitutional norms and propriety with the scholar who was instrumental in framing our constitution.” What are BJP’s political opponents saying? Now Ilaiyaraaja has come under fire from rivals of the party. The foreword led to speculation that the BJP is likely to nominate the Tamil Nadu composer to the Rajya Sabha, reports The Indian Express. “Pro-women legislation such as the banning of triple talaq and the rise in sex ratio due to the historic ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ movement, which has brought in social transformation, is something that Dr BR Ambedkar would have been proud of,” he added. Both saw poverty and stifling social structures from close quarters and worked to dismantle them, but both are also practical men who believe in action rather than mere thought exercises.” In a foreword to a new book titled Ambedkar & Modi - Reformer’s Ideas, Performer’s Implementation, Ilayaraja wrote, “Both these striking personalities succeeded against odds that people from socially disempowered sections of the society face. He has faced backlash online with many trolls branding him “Sanghi” and earned the ire of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) political rivals. Music maestro Ilaiyaraaja has kicked up a storm for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and comparing him to Dr BR Ambedkar.