A R Rahman wades into Tamil Nadu ‘autonomy’ debate

With political parties in Tamil Nadu reviving the issue of autonomy in state matters, and warning of a major protest against the BJP-led Centre if the government fails to clarify the role of Hindi in its proposed three-language policy, musician A R Rahman on Tuesday waded into the controversy with a cryptic tweet.
The Oscar-winning musician, who is known to wear his Tamil identity on his sleeve, wrote, “AUTONOMOUS | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary,” and shared a web link of the word’s meaning in the dictionary.
Rahman’s tweets went viral within hours — his supporters started trending the hashtag ‘#autonomousTamilNadu’, while those who opposed him began targeting him personally.

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