Singer Daler Mehndi has broken his silence for the first time on the 'alcohol and lipsync' controversy that took place during his performance at Maa Kunjapuri Tourism and Development Fair in Uttarakhand. On the special occasion of Diwali, he has thanked all his fans, family and colleagues from the film industry for their support during the controversy. During the program, Uttarakhand Minister Subodh Uniyal had accused Daler Mehndi of performing under the influence of alcohol and lip-syncing the songs instead of singing himself. After this, many stars including Daler Mehndi's brother and singer Mika Singh had raised their voice in his support.
Tezzbuzz Desk – In a two-page statement released on Instagram, Daler Mehndi said that this Diwali he especially wants to thank all those people who supported him in difficult times. He said that whatever stage he went on, he has received a lot of love from people for many years because of his music, but what he faced a few days ago has had such an impact on him that it is difficult to express in words.
Daler Mehndi said in his post that he will never be able to fully explain how much it means to him because of the way people stood by him, raised their voice for him, expressed faith in him and gave him love. He said he read people's messages, listened to them and felt their prayers. During this entire time he described himself as extremely fortunate and grateful.
Singer described his family as his biggest strength. He also praised his brother Mika Singh and said that his brother stood as a force for him, which was not easy to face. Daler Mehndi also expressed his gratitude to his wife Taran, son Gurdeep and daughters Rabab, Ajit and Prabhjot.
He thanked the entire music and entertainment industry, people who contacted him from every corner of India, his fans and the entire country. Daler Mehndi said that he is grateful to everyone for the love, trust and respect that people have given him.
Daler Mehndi said that he has always believed that family is not just the people in whose house we are born, but also those people who stand with us in times of need. He said that today he is able to understand this thing more deeply than before.
While wishing Diwali, Daler Mehndi said that this Diwali, lamps will be lit in every house, but the light that has been awakened in his heart by the love of the people, is the most special for him.
Actually, controversy had arisen after the Daler Mehndi program at Maa Kunjapuri fair organized in Uttarakhand. Daler Mehndi had come as the main artist in this program. Politicians were also present in the program along with a large number of people. Meanwhile, during the live performance, Cabinet Minister Subodh Uniyal suddenly reached the stage and raised questions on Daler Mehndi's program.
The minister had alleged that the singer appeared to be in an inebriated state and was just lip syncing to a pre-recorded song instead of singing live. Later the minister had claimed that the administration had given Rs 35 lakh to Daler Mehndi for the programme.
After this attitude of the minister during the live performance, Mika Singh had demanded an apology. He rejected the allegations of Daler Mehndi being drunk and told that Daler Mehndi had recently undergone surgery. Mika Singh had demanded a public unconditional apology from the cabinet minister.
Many people from the industry had also talked about Daler Mehndi's illness and said that he never drinks alcohol.