M.I.A. Accused of Being a Terrorist (again)?

A New York Times article last week indirectly accused Sri Lankan rapper M.I.A. of having ties with the Tamil Tiger Rebels who oppose the government of Sri Lanka. This connection seems to come mostly from the fact that her father was a supporter of the Tamil Tigers, but M.I.A. has been accused in the past of using terrorist imagery in her video for "Paper Planes". You can read the entire article here. You can read a reactionary article here. M.I.A. is scheduled to perform her Oscar nominated song for "Slumdog Millionare" this Sunday at the Oscars.


Here is her recent interview with Tavis Smiley:

M.I.A. accused of using Terrorist imagery in her videos

Interscope has sued hip hop artist Deleon after he posted a Youtube video accusing M.I.A. of using terrorist imagery. You can read the article here.