‘Someone As Young As My Son Threatening Me Directly’: Sonu Nigam Issues Clarification On Bengaluru Concert Row

Singer Sonu Nigam is yet again making the headlines for his Bengaluru Concert controversy. For those who don’t remember, a few days ago, videos of his concert went viral on social media platforms where he was spotted schooling a fan, who had threatened him and tried to humiliate him for not singing Kannada songs. An FIR was filed against him at the Avalahalli Police Station, in Bengaluru, for allegedly making provocative comments and hurting sentiments of the Kannadigas.

Despite issuing a clarification, through a video, about the whole scenario, recently Karnataka Rakshana Vedike held a protest against him at the Freedom Park in Bengaluru. On Monday, he has now yet again issued a statement, explaining what really happened during the concert. He expressed his love for the language as well as the state.

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His post read, “I have given unprecedented love to the language, the culture, the music, the musicians, the state and the people not just when I am in Karnataka but anywhere else in the world. In fact I have revered my Kannada songs way more than my songs in other languages including Hindi.”

The 51-year-old musician stated that the many videos which were circulating on social media as a “testimony.” Having more than an hour of Kannada songs which he had prepared for every concert, he performed in Karnataka.

Nigam went on to add, “However, I am not a young lad to take humiliation from anyone. I am 51 years old, in the second half of my life and am entitled to take offence for someone as young as my son threatening me directly in front of thousands in the name of language that too Kannada which is my second language when it comes to my work. That too right after my first song of the concert!”

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The Tumse Milke Dilka Jo Haal singer explained how the fan had started to provoke a few more around him. Despite the ones surrounding him being embarrassed, asking him to stop, he kept on threatening him. He shared how he “politely” told him that his show had just started, that it was just the first song, that he won’t let them down, but “they have to let me continue with the concert the way I have planned. Every artiste has a song list prepared so the musicians and technicians are in sync. But they were hell bent on creating ruckus and threatening me wildly. Tell me who is at fault?”

“Being a patriot that I am, I loathe anyone trying to create hate in the name of language, caste or religion especially after what transpired in Pahalgam. I had to school them, and I did, and thousands of students and teachers cheered me for it. The matter got over and I sang Kannada for more than an hour. It’s all there on social media.. I leave it up to the sensible people of Karnataka to decide who is at fault here. I will accept your verdict gracefully. I fully respect and trust the law agencies and Police of Karnataka and will comply with whatever is expected from me. I have received divine love from Karnataka and will cherish it always with no malice whatsoever irrespective of your verdict,” Sonu Nigam concluded.