US EditionSonu Nigam faces possible ban from Kannada film industry over language remarks
- Sonu Nigam faced a police complaint on April 25-26 after making remarks during a concert at East Point College, Bengaluru.
- The complaint arose because he linked a Kannada fan’s request for a song to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, allegedly hurting Kannadiga sentiments.
- During the concert, Sonu Nigam said he felt threatened by the fan’s rude demand, compared this to intolerance reflected in the Pahalgam attack, and affirmed his respect for Kannada language and people.
- The FIR lodged at Avalahalli Police Station by Karnataka Rakshana Vedike claimed his statements incited linguistic hatred and could provoke violence.
- Sonu Nigam rejected any association with a doctored image falsely linking him to critical comments about the BJP and called for respect towards the Kannada community.
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Sonu Nigam did not make derogatory remarks about the BJP; the viral image is digitally edited
A graphic purportedly from the Hindi news channel Aaj Tak and featuring singer Sonu Nigam’s photo, is being shared on social media (here, here, here, and here) with claims that Nigam had called the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) “a bunch of fools” who are incapable of responding to the Pahalgam terror attack. Let’s verify the claim made in the post through this article. The archived post can be found here. Claim: A graphic with the Aaj Tak logo sh…
Sonu Nigam Bengaluru Concert Controversy: Karnataka Film Body Imposes Ban on Singer; Kannada Outfits Stage Protest | 🎥 LatestLY
The FIR was registered based on a complaint filed by Dharmaraj A., President of the Bengaluru City District Unit of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike. On May 1, during an event organised at East Point College of Engineering and Technology in Bengaluru, while performing, Sonu Nigam noticed that a member of the audience was demanding a Kannada song. 🎥 Sonu Nigam Bengaluru Concert Controversy: Karnataka Film Body Imposes Ban on Singer; Kannada Outfits Sta…
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