In an opposite reaction, TM Krishna, who recently performed in churches in a deliberate attempt to take Carnatic music to different venues, has declared that he is going to release one song every month in praise of Allah or Christ! Nothing of that kind had happened, and yet, the singer apologised on social media in no uncertain terms and affirmed her strong Hindu affiliation. ![]() A rumour that the whole song had been plagiarised and that “Yesu” had been substituted for “Rama” throughout, raised the hackles of many. Nevertheless, there were angry charges of plagiarism. These words are similar to a great composition by the Carnatic composer Tyagaraja, which was written in praise of Rama – nee samanam evaru, rama! Everything else about the song, including the raga, is different. Nithyashree Mahadevan, who sang an album of songs in praise of Christ, included one which starts with ' nee samaanulevaro prabho'. When he was to give a performance of Christian devotional songs, all hell broke loose. OS Arun is a popular singer of Carnatic music and devotional music, particularly known for the latter. Messages threatening to prevent them from performing, veiled and open threats of physical harm and unbridled verbal abuse have seen a couple of these singers yielding to the pressure. ![]() ![]() Social media has been rife with angry messages abusing and threatening these singers for being “Vatican stooges” and for helping evangelists in their alleged cause of conversion of Hindus into Christianity. The world of Carnatic music has been embroiled in a murky debate for the last few days over Carnatic singers singing Christian devotional songs.
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