Hi, You are absolutely right----I think the media got some reason for bad mouthing ARR. He has done lots of welfare activities, and those news never focused in the the media, but this raid is focused everywhere, even the bengali news channels also showing this with photos of ARR.
Arijit On 26/10/05, badrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It seems rather emphatic effort by the press to bring ARR under bad > light. The raids were conducted in almost every other Top film stars > in Chennai, but they decide to put ARRs photos in all the sites. > Others who came under the raid included Yuvan Shankar, Vikram, > Vijay, Trisha... and the list goes on. Arent they biggies in > kollywood, y dont they write more about what happened there? > > All the major websites, press releases have been dogmatic in > singling ARR and splashing his photos with headlines "IT scrutiny". > Whats all this bad press all about? He was always their darling when > he made waves in music. Just coz he is a popular figure they want > his photos visible in the news so that ppl buy their stories. > > I know the Central Govt is only trying to do their job; and am sure > in the next cple of days we will all be enlightened with their > calculations and what each star owes. Well before the press start > making judgements abt ARR or his earnings, I wud want them to also > take into consideration his humanitarian efforts and contributions. > He has conducted concerts all over the world and most of the > proceeds have been donated to NGOs and Non-Profit Service > Organizations. > > * I dont remember any other music director contributing something > towards National Integration with an album like Vande Mataram, Jana > Gana Mana > > * Innumerous concerts in an effort to support NGOs like Banyan > > * Spirit of Unity Concert series > > * Anthem to fight TB and not to forget a special status as UN > Ambassdor to lead the fight against the disease > > * Concert for the families who were victims to the Tsunami disaster > > and his contributions keep going on.... > > I was doing some research on the web and it looks like IT Dept is > doing this as a relegious act every year around September /October, > and all these raids on Film personalities. In 2000 they did the same > thing with Bollywood biggies, and now they have turned their > attention to the South. I dont know how genuine are their > intentions, but in a country filled with plagiarism and corruption, > their first target should be politicians and industrial big wigs, > then those in the entertainment sector. > > > As ARR fans we can all only hope that he is undeterred by all these > bad press and continues to give us all the best in music. > > Talent cannot be Taxed! > > Outcries from a loyal fan > Badrie > > > > > > > > Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. > Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. > > Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com > Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ________________________________ > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > Visit your group "arrahmanfans" on the web. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > ________________________________ > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/iyUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
