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After the unexpected uproar on the stage of a grand cultural and musical program organized in Narendra Nagar, Uttarakhand, the debate on the uncrowned king of Indian pop music, Daler Mehndi, has intensified on the internet. The video of local MLA and Cabinet Minister Subodh Uniyal interrupting the veteran singer while he was performing on stage and reprimanding him and accusing him of singing under the influence of alcohol had gone viral on social media. After this derogatory incident and misleading claims came to light, famous Bollywood and television comedian Kapil Sharma has openly come out in defense of Daler Mehndi. Kapil Sharma, while sharing an emotional post, has appealed to the public and critics to know the truth before making personal allegations against any artiste, because Daler Mehndi has recently undergone a very complex and serious surgery and yet he came on stage to keep his promise.
The whole controversy started with a big stage show organized in Uttarakhand, where popular singer Daler Mehndi had come to entertain the audience with his evergreen songs. According to eyewitnesses and the video clip that surfaced, Narendra Nagar MLA Subodh Uniyal appeared unhappy with the singer’s voice, energy and level of performance during the program. After this, he went straight on the stage and took hold of the mike, interrupting the live performance. The MLA expressed his displeasure at the singer and publicly reprimanded him and alleged that the singer was not able to perform as per his expectations. Not only this, he made serious allegations by terming the singer’s behavior and weakness as the intoxication of alcohol. The MLA said from the stage itself that he had given money from the public and the government for this presentation, hence such poor performance will not be tolerated. As soon as the video of this incident circulated on various social media platforms, sharp reactions started on the internet and a section started making fun of the veteran singer without knowing the truth.
Popular singer Mika Singh got angry at this public insult of his elder brother and false allegations of drug addiction. Mika Singh released a long video message on his official social media handle and rubbished all the claims that Daler Mehndi had come on stage in an intoxicated state. Mika said in a very harsh tone that Daler Mehndi has been one of the biggest superstar singers of the country and the world for the last 30 years. Asking a sharp question to the critics and accusers, he said that in the last three decades, has anyone ever seen a bottle of liquor in Daler Mehndi’s hand? Has anyone ever seen him consuming alcohol at a private party, award show or on his birthday? Mika said that making a base allegation against a person who had never touched alcohol in his entire life, that he was unable to stand drunk, is extremely shameful and unacceptable. Mika Singh gave an open challenge to the critics across the country and the leader who made the allegations on the stage, saying that if even one person can prove to the whole of India that he has seen Daler Mehndi drinking, then he will leave professional singing forever at that very moment.
This clarification video released by Mika Singh was re-shared by comedian Kapil Sharma on his official Instagram handle and wrote a long and touching message in support of Daler Mehndi. Kapil Sharma wrote that very few people know that Daler Mehndi has recently recovered from a very serious and delicate surgery. He was not physically fully recovered yet and had weakness in his body, due to which his balance and voice on stage were being affected. Appealing to the people to be sensitive, Kapil said that after seeing anyone from outside, we immediately form our opinion and start making fun of him, while we do not know at all what serious health crisis and pain that person is going through in his personal life. Praising Mika Singh, Kapil wrote that standing with his elder brother in difficult times and bringing the truth in front of the world is highly commendable. At the end of his message, Kapil wrote, ‘Mika Paaji, thank you for this revelation. May God grant long life and good health to our dear Daler Paaji. Daler paaji, we all love you immensely.
Daler Mehndi is the pioneer of Indian indi-pop and Bhangra music who gave Indian music a global identity across the seven seas in the 90s through historic songs like ‘Bolo Ta Ra Ra’, ‘Tunak Tunak Tun’ and ‘Dardi Rab Rab’. Crores of people have been crazy about his energy and powerful singing. Music lovers and fans across the country have strongly condemned the irresponsible attitude of MLA Subodh Uniyal for treating such a great artiste weak due to health reasons. Now widely people on social media are praying for the speedy recovery of Daler Mehndi and demanding respectful behavior towards the artists. This entire incident has proved that publicly insulting any artist on stage without understanding his years of contribution and his physical helplessness is not only against decorum but is also extremely unfortunate from the human point of view.