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Aathi oli oli idupe movie8/6/2023 In his righteous demand for representation for his community, he irresponsibly fueled the fire of divide amongst Tamil Artists. His tweet was recklessly broadcast to over a million followers with no reference to the actual article. In his tweet, he credited Arivu as the lyricist of There was no contest as to why I’m on the cover and Arivu is not, yet he chose this moment to create his own narrative. Neeye Oli, leaving me and my contributions unmentioned. I wrote all of my own raps and co-directed and edited the video. It was a collaboration, and the choice to politicise this specific cover instead of calling for Arivu to have HIS OWN cover was inappropriate, and created a divide amongst us that did nothing more than scapegoat other under-represented and hard-working artists.” Arivu contributed his talent by writing the Tamil parts. Shan adds, “The media fed into this and continues to perpetuate this false narrative by chasing click-bait headlines. Since his tweet, people have questioned my character, attacked my identity by saying I’m not really Tamil, that Arivu wrote my raps and suggested that I’m undeserving of my success. The singer also explained about why it was only him and Dhee that featured on the cover, “There’s been a misconception that the Rolling Stone India cover was based on Even though I understand Ranjith’s calls for justice and representation, I refuse to be a pawn in anyone’s political agenda.” More importantly, it has created unnecessary friction between two Tamil communities. Neeye Oli (because of Rolling Stone’s initial tweet) - IT IS NOT. Made in Jaffna that I’ve been working on for five years and releasing it with maajja. That was the pitch for me being on the cover. Made in Jaffna and represent the Eelam Tamil community.” “Dhee also has her debut English album that she has been working on for quite some time, so we will be the first independent albums on Maajja.
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