Don't over-react to attacks on Indians in Australia, say A R Rahman...

Fresh from his musical concert in Australia, Oscar winner A R Rahman today cautioned against "blowing it big" the incidents of attacks on Indians there and said that the country was showing 'genuine' interest in dealing with the issue.

"Rather than aggravate things and make them nasty, (it is better to) fix it. Many Australian ministers showed genuine interest in clearing (alleged racial motives behind attacks) and therefore they initiated (efforts for the concert)," Rahman told reporters here.

While promoting 'Couples Retreat', a Hollywood movie in which he has scored music, Rahman said he had interacted with members of both Indian and Australian communities during his recent visit there and "there are 1000 different reasons" (behind the attacks). More...

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