Sar Tan Se Juda Se Bachao Mere Desh Ko: Rapper EPR shows support for Kanhaiya Lal but is it okay? Details inside-
Rapper EPR has composed a new track on religious extremism slamming the controversial "sar tan se juda" slogan and the recent murder of Kanhaiya Lal, a Hindu tailor in Udaipur but is it okay becuase there have been claims that he is leftist, given his old videos.
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Mumbai, Sept 14: In a surprising development a rapper named EPR whose real name is Santhanam Srinivasan Iyer has composed a new track on religious extremism slamming the controversial "sar tan se juda" slogan and the recent murder of Kanhaiya Lal, a Hindu tailor in Udaipur as an example.
The popular rapper from Kolkata came out with the religious extremism for The MTV Hustle 2.0. In his rap, he condemned Kanhaiyalal's murder over his social media post supporting suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma.
Sharing his 'protest poetry', the musician wrote on his social media, "Bachao mere desh ko kattarwad ke bhoot se [Save my country from religious extremism]! Soul of Indian culture is unity and peace. Extremism has no place whatsoever."
Speaking about the incident, he raps, "Bahane kapde silwane ke, they split his head across; Police ki laparwahi in murder prevention, dhamkiyan ignored--communal tensions."
This is not the first time EPR has spoken about social issues through his rap. The musician is currently a Squad Boss on the reality show MTV Hustle's Season 2. People on social media have appreciated his song and even pleaded with Union Home Minister Amit Shah to provide him protection, given how Hindus are being murdered in broad daylight for expressing their views.
However, there have been claims that he is leftist and has criticised the Modi government in the past.
He has also uploaded the clip that speaks of Kanhaiya Lal's murder. Is it for publicity? Is it okay for right wings netizens to support these people blindly just because they have called out the murderers of Kanhaiya Lal once?