Music maestro Ilaiyaraaja, India’s golden girl PT Usha among four others have been nominated as Rajya Sabha MPs.

Congratulating Ilaiyarajaa, Prime Minister Modi tweeted, ‘The creative genius of @ilaiyaraaja Ji has enthralled people across generations. His works beautifully reflect many emotions. What is equally inspiring is his life journey- he rose from a humble background and achieved so much. Glad that he has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha.’

Wishing PT Usha, Modi wrote ib his Twitter account, ‘The remarkable PT Usha Ji is an inspiration for every Indian. Her accomplishments in sports are widely known but equally commendable is her work to mentor budding athletes over the last several years. Congratulations to her on being nominated to the Rajya Sabha.’