Diljit Dosanjh is the first Punjabi vocalist to perform at the Indio, California Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2023.There, he performed twice ,His second performance, however, made headlines for all the wrong reasons, A portion of social media users misinterpreted Diljit’s performance-related coachella statement.
This child is carrying my country’s flag. Do not use music to propagate hatred),” he said in Punjabi during the festival.
Several Twitter portals modified his statement and criticized the performer for disrespecting the national flag.
“Diljit Dosanjh accused a girl of inciting hatred by waving the Indian flag during a concert in the United States.” He stated, “Don’t spread hate, music belongs to everyone, not just one country @diljitdosanjh Do you have no respect for the Indian tricolor?” PunFact published a tweet.
However, Diljit was fast to respond to the trolls.
Diljit clarified his statement by tweeting, “DO NOT SPREAD FAKE NEWS & NEGATIVITY.” Mai Kiha Eh Mere Desh Da Jhanda Hai Eh Mere Desh Lai.. Therefore MERI Eh Performance Mere desh Lai Je Punjabi Nhi Aundi Tan Google Kar leya Karo Yaar…Kion ke Coachella Ek Big Musical Festival Aa Othey Har desh ke liye log aunde ne.. hence, Music Is a National Treasure. SAHI GAL NU PUTHI KIVE GHUMAUNA KOI TUADEY WARGEYA TON SIKHEY ENU V GOOGLE KAR LEYO. (I had stated that this is the flag of my country, which she obtained here. This indicates that she saw me perform in my country. Coachella is a large music festival that is attended by people from all over the world; therefore, if you do not understand Punjabi, please use Google, as Coachella is a festival that is attended by people from all over the world. Therefore, music is accessible to all. How to properly manipulate language, one should learn from you people)”
DON’T SPREAD FAKE NEWS & NEGATIVITY
Mai Kiha Eh Mere Desh Da Jhanda Hai Eh Mere Desh Lai.. Means MERI Eh Performance Mere desh Lai
Je Punjabi Nhi Aundi Tan Google Kar leya Karo Yaar…
Kion ke Coachella Ek Big Musical Festival Aa Othey Har desh to log aunde ne.. that’s…
— DILJIT DOSANJH (@diljitdosanjh)
Fans also came out in support of Diljit.
“Chak De Phatte,” social media user commented.
“Love you veere. Keep shining,’ another one wrote.
Politician Manjinder Singh Sirsa also called out the trollers.
“It would be preferable if @pun_fact began uploading full videos. This concert was devoted to India and Punjab by @diljitdosanjh. He said, ‘eh mere Punjabi bhain bhraawan layi, mere desh da jhanda laike khadi aa kudi, eh mere desh layi, negativity ton bacho, music saareyan da saanjha’. Sirsa tweeted that it is disgraceful that some Twitter accounts create negative agendas and propagate hatred.
It would be better if @pun_fact starts posting complete video.@diljitdosanjh dedicated this concert to India and Punjab.
He said “eh mere Punjabi bhain bhraawan layi, mere desh da jhanda laike khadi aa kudi, eh mere desh layi, negativity ton bacho, music saareyan da saanjha”…
— Manjinder Singh Sirsa (@mssirsa)
Diljit’s songs ‘Proper Patola,’ ‘Do You Know,’ and ‘Patiala Peg’, among others, made him a ubiquitous name. Additionally, he has appeared in several Punjabi films.
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Diljit starred in several Bollywood films, including “Phillauri,” “Soorma,” “Welcome to New York,” “Arjun Patiala,” “Sooraj Pe Mangal Bhaari,” and “Good Newwz.” In ‘The Crew’, he will star alongside Kareena Kapoor Khan, Tabu, and Kriti Sanon.