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“Carnatic music was developed to praise Hindu gods, goddesses, environment, life and people. By spreading this kind of venom, these anti-social elements are distorting our values,” said Saraswati Devi, a music lover. But he has used the same ragas and music for adharma,” he said.Event organisers confirmed that they had received many such messages and one call on Tuesday. MYSURU: Organisers of a TM Krishna event in the city have received threats against hosting the Carnatic vocalist to uphold “dharma” and the honour of “shastriya” music.Krishna, a Ramon Magsaysay awardee, has received threats from right-wing outfits in the past for singing Christian hymns and songs on non-Hindu themes. Why these messages and calls?” one of the organisers said..