SC orders vocalist Krishna not to be conferred MS Subbulakshmi award

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 @ New Delhi

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 M S Subbulakshmi, against a Madras HC 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, who had questioned the credibility of the late singer in the world of Carnatic music, should not be legally permitted as it would amount to conferring a Bhakti prize on an atheist," he said in his plea.