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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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Erode (Tamil Nadu) (PTI): DMK President, Chief Minister M K Stalin, on Thursday, alleged that the NDA's betrayals include 'strangling' the MSMEs during the ongoing West Asia crisis.

Addressing an election rally here, Stalin alleged AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami had no achievements to claim for his government during 2017-21; neither does PM Modi, who comes on "election tours" to Tamil Nadu.

Ridiculing the slow pace of work to build Madurai AIIMS, as that project was announced by the Centre about a decade ago, the CM said: "If they think they can claim an achievement, let them look at the Madurai AIIMS, being built brick by brick, one brick after the other. That is an achievement." Other than the "achievement" of building AIIMS for about 10 years, they had nothing to boast about at all, he sarcastically said.

"We have a list of their betrayals (of NDA). Shall I list them?" Stalin asked, and alleged that the denial to scrap NEET and declining of new Metro rail projects were betrayals. "Abolishing" MGNREGA, amending the Citizenship Act, and the enactment of 3-farm laws --which were later scrapped-- were also "betrayals," he said.

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He also listed other alleged "betrayals" of "failure to protect weavers" from US tariffs and crippling micro, small, and medium enterprises due to the West Asian war.

The Dravidian party chief, however, did not elaborate on either the weavers vis-à-vis the US tariff issue or the matter involving MSMEs.

Furthermore, the DMK chief slammed the "betrayal" of withholding education funds due to children in order to impose Hindi, not providing GST compensation and snatching away state rights.

Hence, Palaniswami and his party's ally BJP, are the very embodiment of "betrayals" and the NDA allies "stand in the dock" before the people of Tamil Nadu, having committed "betrayal after betrayal," Stalin claimed.

Hitting out at AIADMK chief for targeting the DMK regime over women's safety, at his Sivaganga rally on April 1, 2026, Stalin listed a slew of ongoing welfare schemes for the benefit of women, including fare-free bus and Rights payout of Rs 1,000 per month.

He said that law and order maintenance was good in Tamil Nadu, and women go for work boldly as they are safe, while industries troop to Tamil Nadu with investment. The efficiency of a government is measured by how swiftly action is taken, and criminals are punished when a crime occurs. From that perspective, it is under the Dravidian model government that charge sheets have been filed within 60 days in over 86 per cent of cases, the chief minister asserted.

The CM said: "This growth of Tamil Nadu irritates Palaniswami, the branch secretary of the BJP. Out of jealousy, he is spreading lies and rumours as the DMK does not allow him to win even one election."

He asked if Palaniswami had any locus standi to speak about women's safety and listed crimes against women reported during the AIADMK regime, including the sensational Pollachi sexual assault case and the sufferings of the victims.

"Did that outcry of Pollachi victims not shake Palaniswami's conscience? What kind of dramas did Palaniswami stage in the Pollachi case? First, he delayed filing the case... then, they let the accused escape. They publicly revealed the names of the victimised women and issued threats. However, it is the Dravidian model of governance that handled that case properly, secured life sentences for the criminals, and obtained a compensation of Rs 85 lakh for the victims," Stalin said.

The CM also listed cases, including one in which a woman police SP was the victim at the hands of a higher police official and the manner in which the conviction was secured. In fact, the CM said there was a long history of crimes against women during successive AIADMK regimes and the mega list includes the burning of three girl students in a bus in Dharmapuri and the acid attack on a woman IAS officer. It was the DMK regime that enacted laws/ amendments to ensure upto death penalty for crimes against women.

"Women's safety was a question mark under Palaniswami's rule. It is the Dravidian model government that protects women, enables them to go to colleges and workplaces with dignity, and stands as a true friend. Thinking that all these facts can be hidden by spreading fake news and slander, Palaniswami is now wandering in a fantasy castle, dreaming of bringing the BJP's NDA government to TN and plundering the state," the DMK chief alleged.

"While the DMK-led alliance was firmly bonded by ideology, the NDA was not so," Stalin said. He also alleged that in 2016, Amit Shah had termed the AIADMK cabinet as full of corrupt leaders.

The same corrupt group now stands with Amit Shah, the CM alleged.

Beginning with Palaniswami, who allegedly awarded tenders to a relative --Sambandhi-- about a dozen AIADMK ministers were involved in alleged scams like illegal sale of gutka and irregularities in award of tenders for local bodies, Stalin claimed.

Without directly naming NDA partners, AMMK chief TTV Dhinakaran (for an alleged bribe several years ago to influence the Election Commission) and PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss (alleged irregularities involving medical college admissions), Stalin said such people, "who should be in the dock, have come together to deceive the people". He ridiculed NDA's double engine mantra, termed it as 'dabba engine' and asserted that NDA will be routed in the Assembly polls.

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