இசை கலைஞர் டி.எம்.கிருஷ்ணாவுக்கு சங்கீத கலாநிதி விருது வழங்குவது உறுதி என்று தெரிவித்து மியூசிக் அகாடமி தலைவர் என்.முரளி எழுதியுள்ள கடிதம்

March 21, 2024
To
Ms Ranjani and Ms Gayatri
Dear Ms Ranjani and Ms Gayatri,
I received your joint letter of 20th , March, 2024 and was shocked by both its vituperative content, which is replete with unwarranted and slanderous assertions and insinuations verging on defamation, and its vicious tone against a respected senior fellow-musician.
You are aware that the Sangita Kalanidhi award instituted by The Music Academy in 1942 is the highest accolade in Carnatic music. The choice of Sangita Kalanidhi made year after year is a prerogative of The Music Academy and has always been made after careful deliberation, with the sole criterion being musical excellence demonstrated over a significant and sustained career. This year the Executive Committee of the Academy chose T.M. Krishna for this accolade based on his excellence in music over a long career, with no extraneous factors influencing our choice.
We regard your decision to withdraw from the upcoming annual conference because the Academy has chosen for the award a musician you dislike and malign as unbecoming of artistes and in poor taste. I note that you have shared your letter addressed to me and the Academy on the social media, which apart from being discourteous, raises doubts about the intentions behind and the purpose of your letter.
Normally, a missive of the kind you have addressed to me and the Academy posted on the social media before you have received a reply would not warrant a response. But I would not like to deny you the courtesy of a response in consideration of your contributions to the field of Carnatic music.
Yours sincerely
N Murali
President , The Music Academy , Madras.