New Delhi: Popular singer Shantanu Mukherjee, also known as Shaan by his stage name, slammed trollers who criticised him for wishing “Eid Mubarak” dressed in Muslim Attire. On April 22, singer Shaan shared a picture quoting Eid wishes, on Instagram wearing a skull cap as he wrote "Eid Mubarak to You and Your Family."
In the meantime, his beautiful gesture triggered some right-wingers who flocked social media platforms trolling him for wishing Eid Mubarak.They criticized him for dressing up in Muslim attire despite being a Hindu.
“I have to unfollow u”, a netizen said.
“Ye muslim kab se ban gya, i thought he is Bengali”, another commented. (When did he become Muslim, i thought he is Bengali)
However, Shaan reacted to the hate and criticism received by trollers. In a video posted by Shaan soon after posting the ‘Eid Mubarak’ post, he said, he was disappointed by the mindset of trollers and did not expect this.
In the video, Shaan said he initially thought about ignoring the hateful comments but they continued, which led him to create the video to address and clarify the situation.
He clarified that the photo was captured three years ago from his music video titled Karam Karde.
“Usme ye Look Tha.. toh socha it goes with the occasion.. bas itni si baat” (It had this look, so I thought it goes well with the occasion), he wrote.
He further appealed to people to change their mindset and respect all religions. He also claimed that despite being a Hindu and proud Bhramin he was always taught to respect and celebrate all festivals.
"Since childhood, I was taught to celebrate all festivals and respect every religion. This is what I believe in and this is what every Indian should believe in too. Baaki aapki soch aapko Mubarak,"the singer said.
He referred to India as the “Mother of Democracy” and requested people to not have polarized thoughts as it only causes damage.
In the meantime, the video Shaan posted went viral on social media platforms and received lots of support and love from people. Netizens reshared the video on Twitter and praised him.
“Singer Shaan posted this pic on Eid. Right wingers started trolling him. He replied to those cheap trolls through video post.
Shaan, full respect to you !”, a user wrote on Twitter.
“Kudos @singer_shaan for standing your ground…”, neitizen tweeted.
Netizens praised him for not bowing down to the internet and sticking to his principles.
“Unlike many other bollywood celebrities, @singer_shaan didn't bow down to internet far right trolls who trolled him for wishing on Eid”, a tweet read.
“You got a lot of Spine Man @singer_shaan sir ,hope this courage of your goes contagious .
Sending love and hugs to you” Another netizen tweeted.
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Kudos @singer_shaan for standing your ground...
— Sadaf Jafar (@sadafjafar) April 23, 2023
उन का जो फ़र्ज़ है वो अहल-ए-सियासत जानें मेरा पैग़ाम मोहब्बत है जहाँ तक पहुँचे. https://t.co/uTjuaSmOH8
Shaan spoke on his IG Live. Politely explained his disagreement wrt hate comments on his Eid post to his 1.5mn followers, and how there shouldn't be hate for any festival or religion. Said that he's got many muslim friends, and this hate perturbed him.pic.twitter.com/318HFpvQc2
— Hussain Haidry (@hussainhaidry) April 23, 2023
Singer Shaan attacked & trolled for the crime of saying “Eid Mubarak”. Modi’s new India pic.twitter.com/6SeDNKtROR
— Swati Chaturvedi (@bainjal) April 24, 2023
Shan got trolled and attacked for wishing Eid in Muslim attire !
— Vijay Thottathil (@vijaythottathil) April 23, 2023
This is news India or Modi-fied India, listen to him and learn to respect each other be with each other ❤️
These RW morons are spoiling our nation. pic.twitter.com/ZSo32HVAoL
👍👍@singer_shaan this video makes a hake lot of difference. I hope other celebrities will grow a spine to save India becoming regressive.
— Somen M (@SomenMohanty) April 24, 2023
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Mumbai (PTI): Curfew has been imposed at a village in north Maharashtra's Jalgaon district following clashes over a trivial dispute involving the driver of a minister's car and a group of locals, officials said on Wednesday morning.
Seven persons have been arrested so far as several shops were set on fire and public property was damaged during the violence at Palthi village, a senior police official said. There was a heated exchange between a group of locals and the driver of state minister Gulabrao Patil's car in Kasaiwada area of the village late Tuesday night when the driver honked and asked them to give way, he said.
Patil, a Shiv Sena leader and the minister for water supply and sanitation, was not present, but a member of his family was riding in the car. While the altercation ended at the spot, some persons from the locality later went to a village square and protested, the official said. Another group then arrived there, leading to clashes till early in the morning. Several shops in the village were burnt, the official said.
Additional police personnel, State Reserve Police Force and Riot Control Police teams alongside fire brigade vehicles were deployed in the village, he said, adding that the situation was now under control.