AR Rahman Breaks Silence On Chennai Concert Mishap, Gets Slammed

Fans are furious at AR Rahman for not apologizing while addressing the mismanagement at Chennai concert.

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00:00 K.R. Rahman took to his social media today and addressed the inconvenience caused to

00:05 the fans at his Chennai concert on Sunday.

00:08 Over 45,000 people came for the concert at Chennai's Aditya Ram Palace City on Sunday

00:14 evening.

00:15 The concert became a nightmare for thousands of fans due to poor management.

00:20 Many people took to their social media and opened up about their harrowing experiences.

00:27 Fans claimed that there was a stampede-like situation, women were harassed, children were

00:32 injured and people with valid tickets were not allowed to enter the venue.

00:37 K.R. Rahman was brutally criticised on social media by his disappointed fans.

00:42 The popular singer and composer took to his Twitter and promised a refund to those who

00:48 couldn't enter the venue.

00:50 He wrote, "Dearest Chennai Makalle, those of you who purchased tickets and were not

00:56 able to enter owing to unfortunate circumstances, please do share a copy of your ticket purchase

01:02 along with your grievances.

01:04 Our team will respond ASAP."

01:06 However, people are still furious as K.R. Rahman did not apologise.

01:14 An angry fan wrote, "What about this child who cried?

01:17 Girls who were molested, guys who were trashed, traffic caused for parking.

01:22 They should share ticket too?

01:24 What a joke."

01:25 He said he thinks that only money is an issue.

01:27 "Where is the apology sir?"

01:29 reads another tweet.

01:30 "Sorry is not that hard to spell," wrote someone else.

01:34 Meanwhile, in an interview with The Hindu, K.R.

01:37 Rahman said, "As a composer, my job was to give a terrific show and I thought everything

01:42 else would be taken care of.

01:44 I was just thinking that it shouldn't rain and was happily performing inside without

01:50 any idea of what was happening outside.

01:53 Our intentions were good but I think the response was beyond our expectations.

01:57 We are collecting the data now and we will surprise fans with something soon."

02:05 He added, "Right now we are just terribly disturbed.

02:09 Safety was the primary issue, especially because there were women and kids.

02:14 I don't want to point fingers at anyone but we have to realise that the city is expanding

02:20 and the passion to consume music and art is also expanding."

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02:31 (upbeat music)

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