ASK THE POLITICIANS SAYS ILAYARAJA

Maestro Ilayaraja, during a press meet, said that the Padma Bhushan award bestowed upon him was in recognition of his music. When the reporters asked if he ever felt that the award came late in his career because he was from the southern part of the country, Ilayaraja said that the North-South divide is only for the politicians and not for artists. He retorted that such questions should be aimed at politicians and not at him.