President of the Bengaluru city area system of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) – a pro-Kannada organisation lodged an authorities issue versus vocalist Sonu Nigam, stating that his declarations have actually deeply injured the views of the Kannadiga neighborhood, prompted disgust amongst numerous etymological areas in Karnataka, and are most likely to prompt physical violence.
This issue was lodged versus the popular vocalist Sonu Nigam for supposedly making unacceptable and psychologically intriguing declarations throughout a music occasion hung on April 25- 26 at East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Virgonagar, Bengaluru, which drops under your police headquarters’s territory.
Dharmaraj A, President of the Bengaluru City District Unit of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, sent the issue.
“This complaint is lodged against the renowned singer Shri Sonu Nigam for making objectionable and emotionally provocative statements during a musical event held on April 25, 26, at East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Virgonagar, Bengaluru, which falls under your police station`s jurisdiction. His statements have deeply hurt the sentiments of the Kannadiga community, incited hatred among various linguistic communities in Karnataka, and are likely to provoke violence. A video of Shri Sonu Nigam`s statement has gone viral, causing widespread outrage among millions of Kannadigas across the state,” checks out the issue.
“On April 25, 26, during a musical event at East Point College, it is reported that a student requested Sonu Nigam to sing a Kannada song. In response, Nigam made an objectionable statement, saying, “Kannada, Kannada, Kannada, this is precisely why the occurrence taken place in Pahalgam.” He referenced the terrorist attack that occurred in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22, where 26 tourists were killed. By linking a simple request to sing a Kannada song to a terrorist act, Nigam insulted the Kannadiga community and equated their cultural pride and linguistic identity with violence and intolerance,” the issue better claimed.
These declarations were tape-recorded in a video clip that has actually gone viral on social media sites and has actually been reported by numerous information networks, bring about extensive rage amongst Kannadigas and elevating problems concerning possible assaults on Kannadigas in various components of the nation.
“Shri Sonu Nigam`s statements are objectionable, divisive, and harmful to communal harmony. They violate the following sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.”
The issue better checks out, “Sonu Nigam`s statements have caused severe distress to the Kannadiga community. By equating a simple cultural request to sing a Kannada song with a terrorist act, Shri Nigam has portrayed Kannadigas as intolerant or violent, which is contrary to their peace-loving and harmonious nature. His statement risks sparking linguistic unrest in Karnataka, a state known for its diversity. Coming from a public figure like Shri Sonu Nigam, who has a vast following, such statements create a negative perception of Kannadigas and foster division among communities, endangering communal harmony.”
“In this respect, I ask for that a problem be signed up versus Shri Sonu Nigam under BNS Sections 352( 1 ), 351( 2 ), and 353 for advertising enmity, criminal libel, and outraging etymological views, which ideal lawsuit be taken. I prompt you to extensively examine this occurrence, accumulate video clip proof from the occasion, and document declarations from witnesses existing at East Point College on April 30, 2025, to make sure justice for the Kannadiga neighborhood and stop such disruptive declarations in the future.
“I am ready to fully cooperate during the investigation and provide additional information if required. I kindly request that you take immediate action on this serious offense to safeguard the harmony and unity of our society. Yours faithfully, Dharmaraj A., District President, Bengaluru District, Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, Bengaluru.”
Kannadigas and Kannada movie theater musicians are outraged versus the vocalist on social media sites. Pro-Kannada companies have actually required that Sonu Nigam say sorry. The persistence on prohibiting them has actually additionally been listened to. Sonu Nigam has actually revealed a great deal of love for Kannada, so a few of the followers additionally claimed that he should be offered another possibility to say sorry as opposed to prohibiting.
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