Mumbai, Aug. 30 -- Oscar-winning music icon AR Rahman recently had the honor of getting Canada's Markham city's street named after him.

He took to Twitter to share the good news in a statement which read, "I never imagined this in my life. I am very grateful to all of you, the Mayor of Markham, Cananda (Frank Scarpitti), and counsellors, Indian Consulate General (Apoorva Srivastava) and the people of Canada."

He continued, "The name AR Rahman is not mine. It means merciful. The merciful is the quality of the common God we all have and one can only be the servant of merciful. So, let that name bring peace, prosperity, happiness and health to all people living in Canada. God bless you all. I want to thank my brothers and sisters of India ...