‘Really multi-faceted’: PM Narendra Modi praises Diljit Dosanjh, then talks ‘improbable begin to 2025’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh on the event of New 12 months. Sharing photographs from the assembly, the Prime Minister wrote, “Nice interplay with Diljit Dosanjh! He’s really multifaceted, combining expertise and custom. We related over music, tradition and extra…’

The singer additionally reciprocated his expertise of assembly the Prime Minister with a submit on We talked about quite a lot of issues, together with music after all!

The assembly comes amid a latest controversy over a social media submit by the singer that sparked a ‘Punjab versus Panjab’ debate. In a latest submit on X, the singer shared a video of himself arriving on the Chandigarh airport accompanied by the phrase ‘Panjab’.

Social media customers alleged that he intentionally ignored the Indian flag emoji in his submit. In response to the accusations, Diljit dismissed the allegations as “conspiracy theories.”

“If the tricolor is lacking as soon as whereas mentioning Punjab in a tweet, it’s referred to as conspiracy. Even in a tweet about Bengaluru, it was missed as soon as. If Punjab is spelled Panjab, it’s referred to as a conspiracy. Whether or not you write it in Panjab or Punjabi… it should all the time stay Punjab (he wrote in Punjabi),” his submit learn.

Referring to its etymology, Diljit stated the title comes from Persian and interprets to “Land of 5 rivers” (panj that means 5 and ab that means water). He stated variations in spelling of English, a colonial language, don’t change the id of Punjab.

Earlier, the singer discovered himself embroiled in one other controversy over giving a present to his fan on stage at an occasion in the UK. After the fan tells him she’s from Pakistan, the singer says he would not consider borders divide folks. For him, the borders between nations are precisely what politicians need, not the residents of the 2 nations.

In the meantime, Dosanjh’s New 12 months live performance in Ludhiana was overshadowed by a authorized controversy following a proper grievance by Punditrao Dharenavar, an assistant professor from Chandigarh. The grievance prompted the Punjab Ladies and Kids Division to intervene, with a discover issued to the Ludhiana district commissioner to cease Dosanjh from performing sure songs.

The singer had beforehand confronted related scrutiny in different cities, together with Hyderabad and Indore, for performing songs inciting alcohol and violence. Moreover, through the Indore live performance, Dosanjh raised considerations over the sale of tickets for his reveals on the black market.