Music director MM Keeravani is known for his straightforward nature and always shares his opinions openly. Recently, at the memorial event on for Ramoji Rao, Keeravani made to some satirical comments about the previous government in Andhra Pradesh.
During his speech, Keeravani paid tribute to Ramoji Rao, expressing his admiration by comparing Rao to Bhishma from the Mahabharata. He said, “I already told that if we have to live, we should live a life like Ramoji Rao. Now I say that even if you die, you should die like him. Because… Bhishma in the Kurukshetra battle postponed his death until Uttarayanam. Similarly, Ramoji Rao witnessed the freedom of Andhra Pradesh from the vicious clutches before passing away. That’s why even in death, one should aspire to be like him.”
Keeravani criticized the previous government’s handling of the state and defended Ramoji Rao against his detractors. He likened attempts to tarnish Rao’s reputation to “throwing mud on the sun.” Keeravani also shared that Ramoji Rao gave him his first opportunity as a music director and that he keeps Rao’s photograph in his prayer room, despite Rao’s atheism.
