Krishna can't be recognised as MS awardee, rules SC

THE Supreme Court on Monday, in an interim order, ruled that Carnatic vocalist T M Krishna should not be recognised as the recipient of the M S Subbulakshmi award.

- SUCHITRA KALYAN MOHANTY

The award was conferred on the singer at the inauguration of The Music Academy's 98th Annual Conference and Concerts in Chennai on Sunday.

A two-judge bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and S V N Bhatti passed the order on an appeal filed by V Shrinivasan, grandson of MS Subbulakshmi, against a Madras High Court order.

Shrinivasan had submitted that the singer had made vile and scandalous remarks against Subbulakshmi on social media and has been maligning the reputation of the late singer. "Conferring the award on Krishna should not be legally permitted as it would amount to conferring a Bhakti prize on an atheist," he said in his plea.