Singer and Independent rapper Arivu came up with an emotional post in his official Instagram handle after his song “Enjoya Enjaami” was performed at the 44th Chennai Chess Olympiad event without him. Singers Dhee and Kidakuzhi Mariyammal perfomed at the event in front of Prime minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister MK Stalin and thousand plus players and chief guests from across the world. Arivu, in his post, said that the song belongs to him and said that anyone could snatch someone’s work while asleep but not when awake.

Here’s the song :

“Enjoy Enjaami”, written and performed by Arivu was released under the music label/management Maajja, an independent platform launched by Indian producer A. R. Rahman. The song was released on 7 March 2021 and became a chartbuster with celebrities across the country celebrating it. The song was highly praised for it’s production, lyricism and the duo’s vocals.

Recently, the song was performed at the 44th Chess Chennai Oympiad with the presence of Dhee and Kidakuzhi Mariyammal and a number of group dancers. The performance was widely appreciated and is being watched by million in youtube. Here’s their performance :

Followed by the event, in the wee hours of Monday, Arivu came up with a post in his official Instagram handle, claiming that the song was solely belongs to him and no one could steal it from him.

“I “Composed” ,”Written” ,”sung”& “Performed” Enjoy Enjaami. Nobody gave me a Tune, Melody or a Single word to write this one. Spent almost 6 months of sleepless and stressful nights and days for everything it is right now. No doubt it’s a great team work. No doubt it calls everyone together . But it doesn’t mean that’s not the history of Valliammal or the landless Tea plantation slave ancestors of mine” Arivu said through his post.

 

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“Every song of mine will be having the scarmark of this generational oppression. Like this Just One..” he added. “There are 10000 songs of folk in this land. The Songs that carry the breath of ancestors ,Their pain ,Their Life, Love, Their Resistance and all about their existence. It’s all speaking to you in beautiful songs. Because we are a generation of blood and sweat turned into melodies of liberating arts. We carry the legacy through songs” he further said through his post.

“Anyone can snatch away your treasure when You’re alseep. Never when you are awake. Jaibhim. Truth will always win in the end 🥇🙌🏻🙏🏻” the rapper added.

Check out his post below :

 

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Earlier, a controversy on the magazine “Rolling stone” leaving out Arivu in their cover took place and a number of celebrities in the industry raised voice for him. Read : Rolling Stone Magazine Faces Wrath After Excluding Arivu From Their Cover Picture !!