Drug Case Accused Islamo-Dravidianist Director Ameer Has A Problem With Hindu Devotional Songs Played During Margazhi

Drug Case Accused Islamo-Dravidianist Director Ameer Has A Problem With Hindu Devotional Songs Played During Margazhi

Filmmaker Ameer Sultan, who is involved in an international drug smuggling racket, has triggered controversy with remarks critical of Hindu devotional traditions associated with the Tamil month of Margazhi. Speaking at a public event organised by filmmaker Pa. Ranjith, Ameer contrasted Hindu devotional music with what he described as “people’s music (Makkal Isai),” framing Margazhi bhajans as something that needed to be discarded. Referring to t…