BY SHINJINEE MAJUMDER


A clip of Diljit Dosanjh’s performance at the Coachella music festival in California is viral with the claim that Diljit objected to a girl waving the Indian flag during his performance. According to the tweets, he said, “Don’t spread hate, music belongs to everyone, not one country” in Punjabi in the viral clip. He was accused, by social media users, of having no respect for the Indian Tricolour.

Verified Twitter account PunFact tweeted the clip with the same claim.


https://twitter.com/pun_fact/status/1650737925846360064?s=46

Verified Twitter account Mr Sinha, who shares misinformation on a regular basis, tweeted the same clip and questioned whether Diljit carried a Khalistani passport. He also called Diljit a “2 Rupees” artist.

https://twitter.com/mrsinha_/status/1650807670398648320?s=46

Journalist Abhijit Majumder quote-tweeted PunFact’s tweet and suggested that the foreign office blocked Diljit’s entry to India. He further called Diljit a Khalistani puppet while stating that he had been continuously carrying out anti-India activities and getting away with it.

https://twitter.com/abhijitmajumder/status/1650767000581357570?s=46

Fact Check

Diljit Dosanjh took to Twitter to refute the allegations that were levelled against him. In his clarification, he urged people to refrain from spreading fake news and negativity, and stated in Punjabi, “I said, ‘This my country’s flag and this is for my country which means my performance was for my country. If you don’t understand Punjabi, then please Google it. Because Coachella is a big music festival where people from all countries come. That’s why music is for everyone. People should learn how to misrepresent a good thing from you. Google this too”.

https://twitter.com/diljitdosanjh/status/1650885722952577025?s=46

User Jas Oberoi tweeted the clip and transcribed what Diljit said. Oberoi clarified that Diljit wanted to spread harmony & brotherhood through his words and dedicated his performance to Punjab & India. He wrote, “Anti-Sikh handles are spreading falsehoods & hatred against him by misrepresenting his comments. HE DID NOT ASK the girl to take down the Indian flag”.

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