A day after the Airport Authorities of India scrapped T M Krishna’s November 17 concert, the Delhi government on Thursday stepped in to organise another performance by the Carnatic singer who often finds himself in the cross-hairs of controversy for his outspoken views.
TM Krishna
Chennai:
The performance was scheduled to be part of the ‘Dance and Music in the Park’ concert in Nehru Park on November 1718. It was allegedly cancelled following a troll campaign against AAI for hosting Krishna, a Magsaysay award winner who has been called an “urban Naxal” and “a converted bigot” among other epithets.
“The Delhi government has been in touch with me and are interested in hosting a concert on the 17th. We will know the details tomorrow but I have in principle said yes,” the 42-year-old said. Delhi government sources added that the office of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has been in touch with Krishna’s office. “The Delhi government is working out the dates for the concert of T M Krishna in the national capital,” an official said. AAI and cultural organisation Spic Macay which were organising the concert jointly, said the event was not cancelled but “postponed”.
AAI was the major sponsor, said Rashmi Mallik from Spic Macay. They were informed by AAI that the event had to postponed due to “some internal challenges within AAI,” she said.