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The Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez denounced on Thursday there is a “media war” against him and denied that he prohibited the Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz to sing in Venezuela.
“The way I’m being attacked around the world attracts my attention. But I declare myself innocent about the allegations of this singer - I think he’s Spanish - stating that I prohibited him to sing in Venezuela. I have never seen him in my whole life. I don’t have time for it,” the Venezuelan President said during a radio and TV broadcast. “Come here if you want and sing here in Miraflores (presidential Palace). I lend you the Bicentenaria Square (Caracas) so you can say whatever you want,” he added. “Chavez denied any attempt to censor or retaliate against Sanz. "Come here and sing in Miraflores," he said referring to Venezuelas presidential palace. Mr. Chávez reiterated his claim about a media campaign aimed at darkening his government and mentioned the case of Mr. Sanz and a show of the attacks. The Venezuelan head of State also mentioned the recent statements of the Argentinean singer-songwriter Fito Páez, who accused Chávez of “not tolerating dissidence.” “I also heard Fito Páez saying dissidence is not allowed here. Well, I think he was manipulated,” President Hugo Chávez commented. “Yesterday I was watching international news and I heard comments of this singer Fito Páez attacking me and saying I do not allow singers here. I am the first one who invites people to sing. Fito, come and sing here, we can sing together, take you guitar!,” he said. “This is part of the international media war. A lot of people are deceived like victims. I do want to believe Fito Páez, a person who I don’t know, is a victim of this media war. Good people are deceived by this media campaign,” he added. “But look how far this media war goes,” Chávez denounced. “So, in the international scenario, you become a person completely different from what you really are. We are promoting, we are doing a great cultural effort.” “Long live singing, long live free ideas and debate!,” he shouted and, at the same time, showed two headlines of two Venezuelan journals that mention the same issue. Nevertheless, he criticized one of them and questioned it because, according to him, he is involved in that “media war” against the Venezuelan government. TeleSUR | |||||||||||||||
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