10+ continuous years of flooding with weeks of at least knee deep water and power cuts for atleast 100 hours in our locality during every year is our harsh reality. This year is setting new benchmarks already. Funnily enough, it is neither historically a lake nor a 'low lying' area. We have loads of open land and more active ponds than any other area in Chennai, suitably named Kolapakkam. Just pure negligence, mismanagement and greed has led to extreme dumping of rain water and sewage into just one irrigation canal that swells like a river every single time and has really hit our residents. Any ailment or medical emergency during these times is proving fatal. I am doing my best to reach out our people and support them with generator backup to fill over head tanks and help with rescue and other critical needs. I actually have a boat and several pumps permanently on stand-by for rescue efforts. Kudos to the spirit of the people of Chennai, there is so much resilience and positivity wherever I go. I hope there is an effort to a solution. I don't have unreasonable expectations, but things can be a lot different than it is now. I really hope all of you who are affected are back to normalcy at the earliest. 🤗 #ChennaiFloods
I AM COMING HOME TO JAFFNA!! This show is a free concert and it is one of my biggest dreams to perform in Jaffna. I’m so happy and endlessly grateful to be doing this alongside @Music_Santhosh and so many incredible talents. I’m SO excited to see you all and sing for you. 🥁❤️❤️