Playback singer Sonu Nigam has responded to the controversy associated to his current live performance in Bengaluru. During his efficiency on the East Point College in Virgonagar, Sonu Nigam misplaced his cool at a fan who demanded him to sing a Kannada tune.
The singer sparked a row when he in contrast the incident with the current Pahalgam terror assault in Jammu and Kashmir. On stage, throughout his live performance, Sonu Nigam mentioned, “This is why the Pahalgam attack happened. For such kind of an attitude. At least see who is in front of you before making such demands. I didn’t like it (the way he asked),” mentioned Sonu Nigam, including that he has immense respect and love towards Kannadigas.
Fans felt the singer’s comparability of the incident with the Pahalgam assault was “bizarre” and slammed him for his remarks. A professional-Kannada outfit additionally filed a case in opposition to the singer for “inciting linguistic hatred.”
On May 03, 2025 (Saturday), Sonu Nigam responded to the controversy, saying “he was threatened by 4-5 thugs” on the live performance. “People in the crowd even told them to not disturb the concert. Lot of others asked me in a polite manner,” he mentioned in a video shared on his Instagram account.
The singer mentioned that the few males started demanding Kannada songs proper from the start. “My show hadn’t even started and these guys looked at me in a rude manner and demanded me to sing Kannada songs. No artiste should allow their audience to threaten him or her,” he mentioned.
Sonu Nigam additionally spoke about his Pahalgam terror assault remark that left the followers livid. “We need to remind such people that at Pahalgam, people weren’t asked about their language before being killed.”
He added that he has no hatred towards Kannadigas. “They are very sweet people. At every concert, I bring a one-hour set of Kannada songs.”
Sonu Nigam is without doubt one of the most wanted singers within the Kannada movie business after the humungous success of the 2006 movie Mungaru Male. He has sung chartbusters in movies resembling Gaalipata (2008), Milana (2007), Sanju Weds Geetha 2 (2011) and extra.
Published – May 03, 2025 07:29 pm IST
