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Union minister Rijiju retweets singer Adnan Sami’s post on ‘lust’ for power

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New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday appeared to endorse the views of singer Adnan Sami that some people have a lust for power and are frustrated at not having it.
Rijiju retweeted a Twitter post of Sami, in which the singer-composer said the “problem we face today is that the lust of power and frustration of not having it is so huge, as if it were a withdrawal from an addiction….”
Sami also said some are even prepared to throw the country under the “world community bus” in order to try and destabilise India and get a chance to rule.
Sami’s remarks came against the backdrop of billionaire investor George Soros claiming that the turmoil engulfing industrialist Gautam Adani’s business empire may open the door to a democratic revival in India.
The Congress had said on Friday whether the Adani issue will spark a democratic revival in the country depends entirely on the grand old party and other opposition parties, and has nothing to do with Soros.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had, on the other hand, launched a frontal attack on Soros, accusing him of not only targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but also the Indian democratic system so that people “hand-picked” by the investor get to run the government here.
“The problem we face today is that the lust of power and frustration of not having it is so huge, as if it were a withdrawal from an addiction, that some r even prepared to throw d country under d world community bus in order to try and destabilise India and try 2 get a chance to rule (sic),” Sami tweeted on Saturday evening.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 18, 2023
Veteran singer Vani Jayaram dies

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Chennai: Iconic playback singer Vani Jayaram, who has crooned over 10,000 songs in 19 languages, including the very popular Hindi number ‘Bole re papihara’ and who was named for the Padma Bhushan Award recently, died here on Saturday.
She was 77 and was living alone at a downtown apartment, where she was found dead, police said adding there was an injury on her forehead and further investigation is on.
Vani Jayaram’s husband predeceased her and she had no children, the singer’s domestic help said.
In her long and illustrious career of over 50 years, she has rendered a mine of memorable songs including the ‘Bole re papihara’ from Hindi flick Guddi (1971), ‘Yezhu Swarangalukkul’ from Tamil film Apoorva Ragangal (1975) and ‘Malligai En Mannan Mayangum’ (1974 Tamil movie Deerga Sumangali). She has worked with iconic musicians including M S Viswanathan and Ilaiyaraaja. Former Chief Minister and top star in her times J Jayalalithaa was among those for whom Vani Jayaram has sung.
Born Kalaivani in Vellore in Tamil Nadu, she was a versatile singer in various languages. She has sung over 10,000 songs in 19 languages including Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada.
Expressing grief over her death, Chief Minister M K Stalin said he had recently greeted her when she was chosen for the Padma Bhushan Award. “It is grievous that she has departed even before getting the Padma Bhushan Award,” Stalin said in his condolence message. Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan was among a host of others who has condoled her death.
“She was a down-to-earth person and humility personified. She had rare qualities like appreciating the talent of other musicians,” said musician and singer Mahathi.
Police said they managed to open the door to the flat in the presence of Vani Jayaram’s relatives by 1.30 PM after they were informed.

The singer’s maid said she turned up as usual for work on Saturday. However, she did not get any response despite repeatedly pressing the calling bell, she told reporters here. Immediately, she said, she alerted the singer’s relatives who informed the police.
Malarkodi, who has been working for the past 10 years as a maid in the singer’s house, told reporters that Vani Jayaram did not have any health issues. “She was busy receiving guests and well-wishers who visited her to greet her for getting the Padma Bhushan award. The phone was endlessly ringing and she answered all the calls and thanked everyone who greeted her. She lived alone,” the woman said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 4, 2023
Bollywood singer Kumar Sanu to headline concert in Jeddah

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Jeddah: Bollywood singer Kumar Sanu is all set to perform a live concert in Jeddah on Friday, February 3 as part of a two-day music festival— Indian Cultural Night, local media reported.
Kumar Sanu’s performance will take place at the Equestrian Club located on Asfan Road, in the Al-Frosyah district in Jeddah at 9 pm Saudi time.
Kumar Sanu will perform his hit numbers including ‘Humko Sirf Tumse Pyaar Hain’ from the film ‘Barsaat’ and ‘Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain’ from ‘Pardes’, Yagnik is likely to belt out popular tracks including ‘Tip Barsa Pani’ from the hit Bollywood film ‘Mohra’ and ‘Ae Mere Hamsafar’ from ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’.
The two-day music festival will be held from February 2 to 3, 2023, and is expected to draw more than 35,000 music fans from all Asian communities.
On Thursday, February 2, the South Indian night will see Malayalam cinema’s favourite actor Dileep, singer Sreekumar, Nadir Shah, Kottayam Nazeer, Ranjini Jose, Amrutha Suresh, Fazilah Bano and Mahesh Kunjumon, among others.
On Friday, February 3, the Bollywood night music festival will be led by famous musicians like Sanu, Rachana Chopra and many other artists from Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Tickets are already on sale, with four categories starting at Riyals 500 (Rs 10,858) for VIP seats, diamond tickets for Riyals 300 (Rs 6,514), gold for Riyals 150 (Rs 3,257) and silver for Riyals 90 (Rs 1,954).
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 31, 2023