TM Krishna

In an interim order, Justice G Jayachandran stated that the Madras Music Academy can present the ‘Sangita Kalanidhi’ award to TM Krishna, but the name of legendary artist MS Subulakshmi shall not be added to it.

On 21st March, the Trichur Brothers formally announced their withdrawal from the Annual Conference of the Madras Music Academy.

The Carnatic Musician sisters mentioned The Hindu’s N Ram, for joining as an 'undeclared spokesperson' and starting a smear campaign branding them as a “bigoted, casteist" for speaking up against TM Krishna.

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin extended support to controversial vocalist TM Krishna amid raging row over Sanghitha Kalanidhi award bestowed conferred upon him.

The Sangita Kalanidhi Award announed for TM Krishna by Music Academy presided over by N Murli as drawn outrage from several Hindu maestros

Ricky Kej wrote, "I personally feel this letter is quite unbecoming of such a prestigious art institution Music Academy Madras."

"It's dangerous to overlook Mr TM Krishna's glorification of a figure like EVR who 1. Openly proposed a genocide of 'brahmins' 2. Repeatedly called/abused every woman of this community with vile profanity 3. Relentlessly worked to normalize filthy language in social discourse," they posted on X.

The so-called artist had also opposed former President Pranab Mukherjee attending an RSS event.

Veteran artist Sonal Mansingh has written an op-ed in Indian Express slamming TM Krishna