'This is the reason that led to the Pahalgam incident', FIR registered against singer Sonu Nigam

 

'This is the reason that led to the Pahalgam incident', FIR registered against singer Sonu Nigam

Andia FIR has been registered against Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam in the state of Karnataka, Nadia.

 

According to the news website 'Mint', the Kannada language speaking organization Karnataka Rashana Vedike (KRV) has filed a formal complaint with the Bengaluru police.

In the FIR, KRV has alleged that ‘singer Sonu Nigam has linked the struggle of Kannada speakers with terrorism and the incidents in Pahalgam.’

According to reports, they have claimed that Sonu Nigam is trying to incite enmity between different linguistic groups. KRV has termed the words uttered by Sonu Nigam as an unacceptable comparison between a democratic and cultural claim and terrorism.

The organisation has also warned that if Sonu Nigam does not publicly apologise for his remarks, his concerts and performances in the state of Karnataka will be banned.

The controversy has come to light after a video of Sonu Nigam’s concert in Bengaluru went viral.

In the video, it can be seen that a student is apparently requesting Sonu Nigam to sing a song in Kannada.

In response, the singer stops his performance and says, ‘This is the reason that led to the Pahalgam incident, please look at who is standing in front of you, love you all guys (I love you all)’.

 The singer further said, ‘In my career, I have sung in different languages, but the best songs I have sung are in Kannada. Whenever I come to your city, I come with a lot of love. We perform at many places, but whenever we perform in Karnataka, we come with a lot of respect for you.’

 He further said, ‘You have respected me like your own family, but I did not like the fact that a boy who is younger than my career age started threatening me rudely for singing in Kannada.’ It should be remembered that Sonu Nigam’s songs are popular among those who understand Hindi and Urdu all over the world, but he has also sung hit songs in Kannada and many other languages.