‘Pahalgam Mein Jo Hua Hai..’

Sonu Nigam recently lost his cool at the concert in Bengaluru after a rude fan asked him to sing in Kannada. He addressed this in front of the crowd and acknowledged how Kannadigas respect him and love him. The video from Sonu’s concert has gone viral on social media and sparked mixed reactions as well.

Addressing the crowd, Sonu said on stage, “Mujhe accha nahi laga ki waha ek ladka jiski umar, jitni uske umar nahi hogi use pehle toh main Kannada gaane garaha hoon (I didn’t like the boy whose age, I have been singing Kannada songs before he was born). He was so rudely threatening me, ‘Kannada, Kannada’. Yahi kaaran hai, Pahalgam mein jo hua hai na? Yahi kaaran hai jo karrahe ho, jo kiya tha na abhi? Dekho toh kaun saamne khada hai. I love Kannadigas, I love you guys (This is the reason what happened in Pahalgam. This is the reason, what you did just now. Look at first who is standing in front of you).”

He further added, “Main puri duniya mein jaha bhi jata hoon, main humesha bolta hoon main, sabko bolta hoon main…14,000 ki audience hoga usme ek awaaz aati hai, ‘Kannada’. Toh main unke liye, us ek Kannadiga k liye main kuch line Kannadiga k gaata hoon. Main itni izzat karta hoon aapki, itna pyaar karta hoon. So thoda sa rehna chahiye, aesa nahi karna chahiye aapko (Wherever I go in the world, I tell everyone…in a crowd of 14,000 there will be one voice, ‘Kannada’. So I sing for that one Kannadiga fan. I love and respect you so much. So you shouldn’t do like this).”

Many netizens supported Sonu, whereas, some people criticised him for comparing this incident to the Pahalgam terror attack.

Written By

Simran Srivastava

May 01, 2025 19:43