Vengaboys show today

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, SEPT. 25. The show is on. Vengaboys would be performing at the Treasure Island on Wednesday night following a directive from the court, which suspended the Ranga Reddy Superintendent of Police's order cancelling the show.

Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday, Mr. Venkat Vardhan of DNA Networks, event management group, and Mr. Prasad Reddy of Treasure Island said the court had given permission for the show to go on and also asked the police to provide adequate security. The show will start at 7.30 p.m. and the Vengaboys would join the crowd at 10 '0 clock.

They said ``nudity'', which supposedly led to the present predicament, was unfounded. ``Ten or 20 people can't decide what Indian culture is and how this show is obscene,'' they said referring to the organisations which had protested. The group had performed in various cities without any hindrance and the arguments put up by some organisations were absolutely ridiculous, they felt.

However, they felt the biggest loser in the present crisis was the image of the city as artistes would think twice before coming here. It would have direct effect on tourism being promoted in a big way by the Government. Mr. Venkat was surprised that he had to learn the news of cancellation from the media. The officials did not even inform us, he said.

``On the one hand the Government sends us in delegations along with Ministers to foreign countries to promote tourism and on the other hand we get this kind of treatment when we bring popular bands,'' Mr. Venkat said.

He said the organisers of Hyderabad Shopping Festival, to be held next month, had approached them for 20 days live entertainment. ``If these kind of obstacles are created, who would like to come here,'' he asked.

Mr. Venkat said he would like to meet the authorities and put the things in perspective and he was hopeful that they would understand his views. Mr. Prasad Reddy ruled out any possibility of rival brands and rival clubs having a role in this episode.

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