Zubeen Garg leaves a concert after organisers stop him from singing Hindi songs

Singer Zubeen Garg was recently in Assam to perform at a stage concert that took place on the occasion of Rongali Bihu (Assamese New Year). However, things took a bitter turn when he started singing Hindi songs and was stopped by the organisers.

Zubeen immediately left the stage. He allegedly also threw abusive language at the organisers and told them artistes should have complete freedom to choose whichever language they speak in.

The incident took place on Friday night. (Also Read: “Address the issue, get gaalis, don’t address? Get gaalis,” Raveena Tandon hits back at a troll)

The organisers, however, have a different version of the story. According to them, the singer was well-informed that he would not be able to sing Hindi songs and even agreed to the condition.

“His event manager had assured us even before he went up on the stage that he will not be singing any Hindi song on the Bihu stage,” Madhu Ranjan Nath, president of the Noonmati Bihu Sanmilan,told TOI.

“It was a gentleman’s agreement that he flouted, prompting us to stop him from singing. We are not opposed to any language, but the Bihu stage is not for singing Hindi songs,” he added.

Zubeen, though, doesn’t understand the fuss. “I don’t understand why I was stopped. Hindi is our national language… Hindi, Assamese, Bengali and other languages originated from Sanskrit,” he said.

Ranjini Maitra

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