A few days ago, a section of the internet erupted over rapper Arivu not appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone India, especially since the piece the cover was designed against were songs Arivu had penned and was part of.

'Artist Erasure' was what the magazine along with artists associated with the PR of the piece were accused of and Kollywood directors C.S.Amudhan and Pa. Ranjith were the first ones to raise their voice in support of Arivu. 

If the @TherukuralArivu erasure wasn’t a deliberate & blatant move, Dhee, @Music_Santhosh & @arrahman should speak up, otherwise it will go down as a historical injustice.These are people we believe are on the right side of the good fight,I really hope they do the right thing.

— CS Amudhan (@csamudhan) August 22, 2021

@TherukuralArivu, the lyricist of #Neeyaoli and singer as well as lyricist of #enjoyenjami has once again been invisiblised. @RollingStoneIN and @joinmaajja is it so difficult to understand that the lyrics of both songs challenges this erasure of public acknowledgement? https://t.co/jqLjfS9nwY

— pa.ranjith (@beemji) August 22, 2021

Post the social media uproar, Rolling Stone India has now featured Arivu on the digital cover of their August issue, in an attempt to rectify the damage. 

#BeyondBorders: Wordsmith, composer and rapper @TherukuralArivu appears on our August 2021 digital cover. Following acclaim for his album ‘Therukural’ with @ofrooooo, the Tamil artist has scorched a path out, raising his voice against systemic injustices

Photo: @beraviphoto pic.twitter.com/7lPd5bSfZW

— Rolling Stone India (@RollingStoneIN) August 27, 2021