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Revolutionary star R Narayana Murthy came down heavily on state and central governments in an event organised to felicitate legendary singer S P Bala Subrahmaniam. He has said that it was shameful on the part of the Andhra Pradesh government that Tamil Nadu has recommended the name of noted playback singer Mr S P Bala Subrahmaniam for the civilian award - Padma Bhushan. Speaking at a programme got up to felicitate Mr Bala Subrahmaniam on his getting Padma Bhushan, Mr Narayana Murty has said that the AP government should at least now open its eyes and recommend the name of SPB for Padma Vibhushan. Alleging that the Telugus were being discriminated against, Mr Narayana Murty has questioned why the Union government which accorded Bharat Ratna on MGR had not conferred it on late NT Rama Rao. "In what way NTR was inferior to MGR? The Congress party needed the help MGR and they gave Bharat Ratna to him and denied it to NTR as he fought against the Congress. Likewise, the Congress government has given Bharat Ratna to Hindustani musician Bhimsen Joshi and ignored Telugu music maestro Balamurali Krishna, simply because he happens to be a Telugu man," said the actor. |
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