# India

Delhi government reaches out to singer TM Krishna with offer to host concert

The AAI had called off a two-day concert by TM Krishna in Delhi, scheduled to be held on November 17 and 18, following a campaign by right-wing trolls.

SNS | New Delhi | November 15, 2018 4:55 pm

Delhi government reaches out to singer TM Krishna with offer to host concert

A day after singer TM Krishna’s concert in Delhi was called off, the Delhi government on Thursday stepped in to ensure the event takes place in the national capital.

According to media reports, the singer has been contacted by the office of Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and the dates for the concert are being finalised.

Krishna’s concert was to be part of a two-day “Dance and Music in the Park” festival at Nehru Park, Chanakyapuri, jointly organised by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the cultural body, SPIC-MACAY.

On Wednesday, the AAI had called off a two-day concert by TM Krishna in Delhi, scheduled to be held on November 17 and 18, following a campaign by right-wing trolls.

“We would like to inform that due to some urgent engagements, ‘Dance and Music in the Park’ programme jointly organized by AAI and @spicmacay, scheduled for 17th and 18th November 2018 has been postponed and new dates would be shared shortly. Inconvenience caused is regretted,” Airports Authority of India’s Twitter handle announced.

We would like to inform that due to some urgent engagements, ‘Dance and Music in the Park’ programme jointly organized by #AAI and @spicmacay, scheduled for 17th & 18th November, 2018 has been postponed and new dates would be shared shortly. Inconvenience caused is regretted.

— Airports Authority of India (@AAI_Official) November 14, 2018

On November 10, the AAI had announced that there would be Carnatic vocal performance by TM Krishna and others on November 17 and 18, and extended invitation via its Twitter handle.

Krishna had retweeted the invitation, only to trigger trolling as AAI was massively targetted for sponsoring the concert.

The tweets accused the AAI of using public funds to sponsor Krishna who was called “anti-India”, a “converted bigot” and an “Urban Naxal” among other things.

Krishna has been receiving threats and abuses from the right-wing outfits for singing Christian hymns and songs on non-Hindu themes.

However, Krishna has refused to be cowed down by such threats and had vowed in August to release a Carnatic song on Jesus or Allah every month. He is also learnt to have said he was open to singing at any venue in Delhi on November 17

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