Not everyone is happy with the
campaign. Several Ethiopian activists have characterized the campaign as
‘emotive’ and questioned the motives behind the campaign. The backlash against
Teddy is in part heightened by a comment the singer made in an interview with
local magazine, in which he reportedly said, Menelik’s war of conquest in
southern Ethiopia amounted to ‘a holy war.’ Others cautioned that Teddy’s
crusade gaffe was ‘unconfirmed’.
However, the organizers insist that,
while the comment might have given them a renewed impetus, Teddy’s tour would
have been boycotted even without the comment. “Teddy’s glorification of the
19th century monarch, who committed ethnic cleansing against various nations
and nationalities in southern Ethiopia, is not new,” reads their press
statement. Others worry that the campaign amplifies an already tense ethnic
relations.
it is way of promotion for both of them.
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