Sonu Nigam reacts to backlash over his Kannada song comments.
Sonu Nigam reacts to backlash over his Kannada song comments.
He expressed love for the Kannada language and culture in his letter.
Nigam claimed he has prepared over an hour of Kannada songs for concerts.
Recently, Singer Sonu Nigam shared an open letter on social media after Bengaluru Police booked him for his recent remarks on the Pahalgam terror attack amidst a musical concert in the city.
An FIR was registered on Saturday after the comments sparked controversy.
The singer wrote that he has given unprecedented love to the language, the culture, the music, the musicians, the state, and the people not just when he is in Karnataka but anywhere else in the world. In fact, he has revered his Kannada songs way more than his songs in other languages including Hindi. There are 100s of videos circulating on social media as a testimony. Sonu has more than an hour of Kannada songs that he prepares for every concert when in Karnataka.
Adding their own people were embarrassed and were asking them to shut up. Sonu told them very politely and lovingly the show has just started, it’s his first song, and that he will not let them down, but they have to let him continue with the concert the way he has planned. Every artist has a song list prepared so the musicians and technicians are in sync. But they were hell-bent on creating a ruckus and threatening me wildly.
He leaves it to the sensible people of Karnataka to decide who is at fault here. He will accept their verdict gracefully.
The incident took place amidst a show held on April 25-26 at East Point College of Engineering and Technology in Virgonagar, Bengaluru.
In the midst of the performance, a young man allegedly insisted that Sonu sing in Kannada, leading to a heated exchange.
The singer responded,
He has sung in different languages, including Kannada. Whenever he visits Karnataka he comes with a lot of love and respect. He has treated him like family. .
He added he always sing Kannada songs when requested and has been singing in Kannada before that young man was born. But he didn’t like the way he shouted ‘Kannada, Kannada’. It is because of such behaviour that incidents like the Pahalgam attack happen.
This very remark
drew criticism from several quarters, including Kannada film producer Karthik Gowda and activist SR Govindu.
News Edit KV Raman
