A.R. Rahman, best known for his soulful music and having been recently bestowed the Padma Vibhushan by the government, will be paid close to Rs 5.5 crore by the Commonwealth Games' Organising Committee for composing the opening ceremony theme song.

Rahman would also be associated with promotional events relating to the October 3 - 14 sporting event to be held in Delhi.

Members of the committee are in support of hiring the services of Rahman."He is such a well known figure and has won all kinds of international awards. What is wrong if he is being paid for it," a member said.

It was stated in retaliation to a few people who did not support Rahman's high price charge.

Nonetheless I'm pretty sure it is going to turn out to be a hit with a lot of people, like most of his music.

Naresh