KRISHNA CAN'T BE RECOGNISED AS MS AWARDEE, RULES APEX COURT

Order passed on an appeal filed by grandson of MS Subbulakshmi against Madras HC order

- SUCHITRA KALYAN MOHANTY @ New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Monday, in an interim order, ruled that Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna should not be recognised as the recipient of the MS Subbulakshmi award.

A two-judge bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN 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, 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.