GoM approves Rahman song

Aug 16, 2010 - Age Correspondent |

New Delhi

The empowered GoM on the Commonwealth Games, formed after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s intervention on Saturday, cleared a A.R. Rahman composition as the official theme song of the Games at its first meeting on Sunday evening. The song is likely to be released in around 10 days.
The three-hour meeting chaired by urban development minister S. Jaipal Reddy was attended, among others, by I&B minister Ambika Soni, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who heads the CWG cultural committee, besides GoM members. Rahman made a presentation, and the GoM took the decision after listening to a few music themes and songs.
Sports minister M.S. Gill, CWG organising committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, and senior DDA and CPWD officials also attended. The GoM, which has been directed by Dr Singh to confer regularly, will meet again on Tuesday, and then on Friday. “While the Friday meeting will discuss the cultural part of the opening ceremony, the next meeting will be about security,” a Delhi government official said.
Mr Jaipal Reddy earlier told reporters that Sunday meeting’s main agenda was to discuss details of the opening ceremony.
“We will see other things also.”

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