Singh’s move came after vehement opposition from various quarters, including state BJP unit, who pointed to Vairamuthu’s controversial remarks on Hindu gods and allegations of sexual harassment made by multiple women.
Noted playback singer Chinmayi Sripaada, who had in 2018 accused the lyricist of sexually harassing her, was the first to take to Twitter to denounce the move to confer doctorate on Vairamuthu and question Singh’s participation in the event
The varsity is owned by DMK Lok Sabha MP T R Paarivendhar.
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Soon, BJP members and other Twitter users began tagging Singh on Twitter, asking him not to participate in the event and confer
Sources in the university confirmed to DH that Singh will not attend the convocation ceremony on Saturday, but the event will take place as planned with
Two Hindu outfits -- Hindu Makkal Katchi and the Hindu Munnani – also took objection to Singh’s participation and accused Vairamuthu of constantly “abusing” Hindu gods.
The lyricist was embroiled in a raging row in January 2018 when he made some controversial remarks about Andal, the only female avatar among the 12 Vaishanvaite saints.
BJP sources said the