No 'Jai Ho' in polls: A.R. Rahman

In an interview given to a leading international news channel, music maestro A.R. Rahman has expressed his unhappiness over political parties using his Oscar winning song 'Jai Ho' for poll campaigns. 

A.R. Rahman reportedly said that he felt dehydrated and exhausted when someone told him people are still using his song for poll campaigns. “I hate politics. I just want people to serve the people. I want whichever government comes to be unbiased and say there should be justice in the country; that's my purpose in life," Rahman was quoted as saying.

The Congress had bought exclusive rights to the song 'Jai Ho' for its poll campaign but later dropped it, worried by its similarity with the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) ‘India Shining campaign’ which failed to click with voters in 2004.

The composer  also explained how his accolades for Slumdog Millionaire are also recognition for India. When asked about his next project post-Oscars, A.R. Rahman said that he has already bagged a couple of new offers from Hollywood. The full version of A.R. Rahman’s interview will be aired on May 20, with repeat telecasts on May 21 and May 23.