New Delhi: Singer Chinmayi Sripaada has criticised Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for assaulting a student after a video of the Pakistani singer went viral. In the video, we see the celebrated singer physically torturing the student.
On Saturday evening, Chinmayi took to her official X handle and wrote, "The justification he gives here is 'The teacher showers love on the student when they do well, and the punishment is equally harsh when they make a mistake.'"
The tweet came after a video of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan went viral on social media. The well-known Pakistani musician can be seen abusing someone in front of a crowd and demanding alcohol in the video, which Samaa TV posted.
"Gurus get protected by the 'divinity' of their position, regardless of the faith/religion they practice - all their transgressions, from violence, and emotional abuse to sexual abuse is condoned for the sake of their 'artistry', 'talent' etc etc. This needs to stop," she added.
A video of the artist acting aggressively on Saturday appeared on social media. It showed him slapping the staffer and utilizing shoes to get even over a "bottle" that had gone missing.
On Saturday, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan issued an apology following outcry over a video purportedly showing him abusing his pupil.
Dawn reports that a later, regretful video featuring the singer defended the incident as a "personal matter between a teacher and his student" and named the victim as Naveed Hasnain was released.
As he stands next to his boss in the same video, Hasnain claims that the "bottle" that caused the problem in the first place "contained water sanctified by a pir," and that "he had misplaced the bottle and forgotten about it."
As per several reports, Rahat also added that he had asked for forgiveness from Hasnain the next instant after the incident occured.