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Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday congratulated music maestro AR Rahman and favored tax exemption to the two Oscars won by him. Chidambaram said he would recommend the Finance Minister to exempt the prize money, if any, from being taxed. He was speaking at the foundation laying ceremony of Rajaswa Bhavan in Delhi's North Block. Monday became a historic day after Indian musician AR Rahman became first Indian to win two Oscars. He won the prestigious honors for best original music score and best theme song `Jai Ho' for the film Slumdog Millionaire at the 81st Academy Awards in Los Angeles. The film successfully swept eight of the 10 nominations including best director and best film titles. Earlier, Rahman became the first Indian to win the British Academy (Bafta) Awards in the music category. He also won the Golden Globe Award for Slumdog Millionaire.
