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Singer Sonu Nigam faced police action on the comment on the Pahalgam attack.
An FIR was filed after his comments during the Bengaluru concert.
Nigam defended his stance, claiming that he faced dangers to sing in Kannada.
New Delhi:
Singer Sonu Nigam has been booked by the Bengaluru Police after his recent remarks on the Pahalgam terror attack during a concert in the city. An FIR was lodged on Saturday following a dispute of the comments.
After backlash, the singer released a statement defending his stance on social media. “When I was singing my first song, there was a group of four-to-five students who were not demanding, but really threatened asking me to sing in Kannada. There were many people in the audience who tried to stop them and asked them not to stop,” he said in a video shared on Instagram.
He said, “Annkhon mein mein dekh ke kusse se bol rahe to Ann Panchon … Har Jagah ISS Tarah Ke Log Hote Hain.” Threatening) “.
ICYDK, the incident occurred on 25–26 April during a show held at East Point College of Engineering and Technology in Verjonagar, Bangalore. During the protest, a young man allegedly stressed that Sonu sings in Kannada, which leads to a warm exchange.
The singer replied, “I have sung in various languages including Kannada. Whenever I come to Karnataka, I come with a lot of love and respect. You all behaved like a family,” the singer said.
Sonu Nigam said, “I always sing Kannada songs.
The comment criticized several quarters, including Kannada filmmaker Karthik Gowda and activist SR Govindu.