Indian singer Indian singer Chinmayi Sripaada has mocked Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for assaulting a ‘student,’ after the singer’s video went viral on social media, showing him physically torturing the student.
The Mast Magan singer took to X 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 justification he gives here “The teacher showers love on the student when they do well; and the punishment is equally harsh when they make a mistake.”
Gurus get protected by the ‘divinity’ of their position, regardless of the faith / religion they practice – all their… https://t.co/NpPzZTg438
— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) January 27, 2024
“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. Chinmayi referred to the singer’s actions as “horrendous.”
This comes after the widely circulated clip on social media featuring the Pakistani singer demanding liquor from an individual and physically assaulting them in front of a crowd.
He could be seen resorting to physical aggression, using shoes and slapping the employee over a missing “bottle”. Later, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan apologized after his video went viral. The singer justified it as a “personal matter between a teacher and his student” and also identified Naveed Hasnain as the person being punished in the video.
In the same video, Hasnain, who is seen standing next to his master said, the “bottle” is responsible for the controversy in the original video and it “contained water sanctified by a pir,” adding, “he had misplaced the bottle and forgotten about it.”
“He is my father and my teacher. He loves us a lot too. Whoever has done this act [of leaking the video] is blackmailing to defame my teacher,” he added.
Rahat is Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s nephew and grandson. He also received the Sitara-i-Imtiaz.
