Rahman to perform in Sydney

Two time Oscar award winner AR Rahman is all set to perform in Sydney after a gap of five years but this comes at a time when Australia has been in the news for all the wrong reasons.

Not all attacks on Indians in Australia are racist in nature, says music maestro A.R. Rahman, now in Australia for a free concert in a bid to bridge relations with India.

Rahman's remarks came after a string of attacks on Indians, mainly students in the country. The latest being a fire at a gurdwara in Melbourne.

Rahman is slated to perform on Saturday at the Parramatta Park in Sydney.

Rahman, who is known internationally for composing the song Jai Ho from Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, also gave safety tips to people.

Rahman states, "For me it is a historic event because of two things on the positive side. Firstly Australia has been very kind to me, my song Jai Ho became number one here (Australia) also I have had a great audience in Melbourne and Sydney last year. Now this concert has to redefine the friendship again so I haven't given any interviews about the racial killing as everything has been painted in the same brush."

The Mozart of Madras says that this concert is the first step in the direction of clearing the things. The Australian government is supporting it.

The music maestro urges people to blog and send messages which he thinks should help clear out misunderstandings.