AR Rahman posts ‘highlights’ video of his controversial Chennai concert, fans slam composer for being insensitive

AR Rahman on Sunday tweeted the video of the concert but disabled the comment section of the post. The composer, however, was slammed in ‘quote tweets’, where fans called him out for being tone deaf and sharing a celebratory video of an event where several women had also alleged that they were molested.

Chennai concert highlights! pic.twitter.com/fjJrnYHl4W

— A.R.Rahman (@arrahman) September 24, 2023

Fans slam Rahman

Some of the comments called out Rahman for going ahead with a “highlights” video, when the concert was a traumatic experience for many who attended it. “This post was entirely unnecessary at the moment after many of his fans & the general audience experienced heartbreak 💔”, a fan wrote, while another commented, “never though ARR would stoop so low.”

Turned off the comments 😂 & this post was entirely unnecessary at the moment after many of his fans & the general audience experienced heartbreak 💔 https://t.co/WrNPWzYf3F

— KARTHIK DP (@dp_karthik) September 24, 2023

Not saying sorry is different but doubling down and making it a point that you did right is an epitome of huge ego

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Never thought arr would stoop low🥲 https://t.co/4bvBF8aOzB

— Nav (@Srinaveen99) September 24, 2023

After the backlash for the concert, AR Rahman had written on Instagram that he is okay being the “sacrificial goat ” if it means a wakeup call for better, safer live art scene in Chennai.

“Some people call me G.O.A.T …………let me be the sacrificial goat this time for all of us to wake up ..let chennai’s live art flourish with a world class infrastructure,increase in tourism, efficient crowd management,traffic management ,refining audiences to follow rules ..creating a safe and surreal experience for children and women ..Triggering a cultural renaissance at chennai celebrating our deserving ,illuminated local and international talent!” he had written.