Denying Language Bias, Organisers Of Rahman's UK Gig Reveal He Sang 16 Hindi & 14 Tamil Songs

So after people expressed their disappointment on AR Rahman's UK concert saying that he didn't sing many Hindi songs, and so, they had no option but to walk out of the concert, the organisers have released a statement clarifying that he sang 16 Hindi songs and 14 Tamil songs.

The organisers behind the AR Rahman concert in London have denied any language bias after a social media storm over claims the Oscar-winning musician performed a majority of Tamil songs.

The "Netru Indru Nalai" (Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow) concert at Wembley Arena on July 8 attracted hundreds to what was described as a celebration of the Chennai-born star's 25- year musical journey.

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But some of the concert-goers claimed on Facebook and Twitter later that they had walked out over the lack of Bollywood tunes from Rahman's repertoire.

The criticism prompted the organisers -- HueBox Entertainment and Hamsini Entertainment -- to publish the complete song list from the concert to highlight the balanced nature of the show.

"Hi London, thanks for the tremendous support and response, however we have been getting few complaints on language bias which is rather unfortunate as this was an Indian show and music doesn't have any barriers," said a statement from the organisers on the official AR Rahman Live - UK Facebook page.

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"Nevertheless we have posted the track list performed at the SSE Arena Wembley to prove that there were 16 full tracks in Hindi, 12 full Tamil tracks and 1 Medley with a mix of Tamil and Hindi. Kindly note that there were no wrong advertisements or publicity material that may have given any wrong info on language of the concert," it said.

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A media professional who was at the concert said that the show was of a pan-Indian nature and the music was enjoyable.

"Indian music must be enjoyed, language is not what is primary," he said.

However, there were others who opened up a social media war by claiming only "1 per cent" of the songs were from Bollywood.

"All Tamil songs... it was majorly for Sri Lankans," said one concert-goer on Facebook.

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The concert was planned as a multi-media spectacle and the first in a global series to celebrate 25 years since Rahman's musical debut with Roja in 1992.

He was joined on stage by singers Benny Dayal, Javed Ali, Neeti Mohan, Haricharan, Jonita Gandhi, Ranjit Barot, among others.