Udhaya blames faulty mike in new TN anthem row

EVEN as the controversy over skipping the lines with the word 'Dravida' in Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu in the presence of Governor RN Ravi is yet to die down, yet another incident of rendering the invocation with allegedly incorrect words took place in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin at the secretariat during a government function on Friday.

However, Udhayanidhi said some words were inaudible due to a faulty mike and that the invocation was rendered again correctly.

Addressing reporters after the event, Udhayanidhi said, "The invocation was not rendered wrongly. It was a technical fault since the mike did not work properly. In two or three junctures, the voice of the singers was not audible. So, the invocation was recited again and after that, the national anthem was also rendered."