Sonu Nigam linked up the Pahalgam attack to a young fan’s demand of asking him to sing in Kannada during a concert recently. The singer stopped his performance mid-way in order to address the fan who was shouting ‘Kannada, Kannada’ at him, asking him to sing in the language of the state.

The video from the concert has gone viral where Sonu was seen singing a Hindi song. He stopped singing midway and said, “In my career, I have sung in multiple languages but the best songs that I have ever sung is in the Kannada language. Whenever I come to your city, I come with lots of love. We do a lot of shows in a lot of places, but whenever we have shows in Karnataka we come with a lot of respect for you. You have treated me like your family, but I didn’t like when the boy there, who is not even as old as my career, is rudely threatening me to sing in Kannada.”

He added, “This is the reason behind the incident in Pahalgam. Please see who is standing before you. I love you guys. I do so many shows across the world where thousands of people gather, and every time I hear even a single person shouting ‘Kannada’, I make sure to sing at least one line in Kannada for them. That’s how much I love and respect all of you. So please be kind.”

The singer is known for singing in over 32 languages, with most of the songs being in Hindi and Kannada.