Madras High Court Restrains Music Academy To Confer Award In Name Of MS Subbulakshmi To TM Krishna

The Madras High Court, in an interim order on Tuesday, restrained the Madras Music Academy in Chennai from presenting the Sangita Kalanidhi MS Subbulakshmi Award to Carnatic vocalist and activist TM Krishna, reported LiveLaw.

Justice G Jayachandran clarified that while the Music Academy could give the award and a cash prize to Krishna, the award should not be named after Subbulakshmi as it would violate the iconic singer’s will.

Subbulakshmi had said in her will in 1997 that no trust, memorial, or foundation should be established in her name and that no funds should be collected for such purposes.