New Delhi: Popular singer of Indian film industry, Sonu Nigam and his team were thrashed by Shiv Sena member at a music festival in Chembur suburb of Mumbai. Sonu was performing at the event when the son of a local MLA, believed to be linked to the Shiv Sena party, misbehaved with the singer’s manager Saira.
Singer Sonu Nigam raising voice against Azan loudspeakers by Janab Uddhav Thackeray MLA Prakash Faterpekar and his goons at concert in Chembur. Sonu has been taken to a nearby hospital. pic.twitter.com/32eIPQtdyM— Sameet Thakkar (@thakkar_sameet) February 20, 2023
The man asked her to get off the stage and when the singer was getting down, the man pushed Sonu onto the stairs behind the stage.
The singer was attacked by Janab Uddhav Thackeray’s MLA Prakash Faterpekar and his goons. Sonu has been taken to a nearby hospital.
A popular and successful playback singer in Hindi cinema, Nigam is also the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award for singing the title track of the 2003 romantic film Kal Ho Naa Ho. He was recently awarded the Padma Shri in the year 2022 by President Ram Nath Kovind.