New Delhi: When veteran music composer AR Rahman was performing in front of an audience of hundreds in Pune on Sunday, police barged into the event and climbed the stage to demand that the show be called off, the video of which has been shared on Twitter. Going viral since then. After the incident, the Pune police sought an answer on the incident and told that singer AR Rahman had crossed the deadline of 10 pm.
According to media reports, AR Rahman was stopped from performing when he was singing his famous song ‘Chaiyya Chaiyya’. Since it was 10 the night, he was asked to stop his show. On Monday, ANI tweeted, ‘Last night Pune police stopped music maestro AR Rahman from singing during his concert. They were performing even after 10 pm, which is not allowed.
Since the video of the concert was shared on social media, people are expressing displeasure with the police action. A user posted the video and tweeted, ‘Disappointing that the police stopped AR Rahman’s concert in Pune at 10.14. The rule of 10 pm is understandable, but a veteran artist like AR Rahman is not treated like this. He was on his last song when this incident happened.
Sharing pictures of the concert, AR Rahman tweeted on Monday, ‘Pune! Thanks for the love last night. What a wonderful concert it was. No wonder Pune is the home of classical music. We will come back again to sing with you.’ The concert took place in Pune’s Raja Bahadur Mill area.
