Articles like this are what irk me about the Indian online media, and to a lesser extent, this group. That there are so many gossip rags out there where a celebrity's refusal to comment on something is considered newsworthy and makes it into a 5 sentence 'article'. Are we so bereft of news, or craved for every iota of needless information that junk like this has an audience?
Unfortunately every junk article out there with the phrase "AR Rahman" gets disseminated further by being posted here whether it's newsworthy or not. Vithur, I know you're an esteemed member here. I'm aware of your excellent contribution to this group and to the community in general. But please! Could you please think about what you're posting? Not every Google News search item for "AR Rahman OR Rehman" needs to be posted here. I know some of you folks will say that I only have to delete the mail but at more than 50 mails a day it's plain irritating to have to read each until I realize that it's yet another junk article. RR ________________________________ From: Vithur <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 9, 2009 1:06:07 AM Subject: [arr] Rahman refused to comment on RGV's twisted national anthem Rahman refused to comment on RGV's twisted national anthem Tags: AR Rahman , Rann , Ram Gopal Varma Published by: Diksha Gupta Published: Sat, 09 May 2009 at 10:59 IST Click Image to Enlarge F Prev Next L Samay Vote Do you think Sachin should play in Twenty20 World Cup? Yes ! No ! Can't Say. Pune: Avoiding controversy as always, Oscar winner AR Rahman refused to comment on the twisted national anthem used by Ram Gopal Varma in his upcoming flick ‘Rann'. Rahman was here to announce his live concert scheduled to take place on May 31. He also visited MAEERs MIT Campus, Kothrud where he hoisted the ‘Jai Ho' flag amidst a large gathering and spoke to the media about this new world tour and the Pune concert in particular. Speaking about the controversial ‘Rann' song, AR Rahman said, ‘I have not heard the twisted version of national anthem so I cant speak on it. If it was done unintentionally, I don't see a need to comment on it either.' http://www.samaylive.com/news/rahman-refused-to-comment-on-twisted-national-anthem/625282.html -- regards, Vithur
