This is not my India and I want my country to be progressive and kind: AR Rahman on Gauri Lankesh murder

Oscar award winner and popular music maestro AR Rahman stated that if shocking incidents like journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh murder keep happening, then it's not his India. The noted composer was in Mumbai to attend the premiere of his upcoming film 'One Heart: The AR Rahman Concert Film on Thursday.

When the media asked him to comment on Gauri Lankesh's murder in Bengaluru, AR Rahman stated:

"I'm so so sad about the incident. I hope such incidents don't happen in India. If these incidents happen in India, then it is not my India. I want my India to be progressive and kind", AR Rahman said.