Diljit Dosanjh Finds A Way To Defy Song Ban At Hyderabad Concert, Fans Mock Telangana Govt

Diljit Dosanjh, who gave a power-pack performance in Hyderabad on November 15, was served with a notice from the Telangana government just hours before the concert asking him not to use songs that glorify drugs or alcohol. This must have come as a surprise to the singer, but he managed by singing the same songs with different lyrics. Yes, the Punjabi singer changed the "alcohol" word with "coke drink".Soon after the video from the concert went viral, netizens flooded the comment section reacting with "Sharam karo yaar Telangana government! Sharam".Diljit Dosanjh humorously modified the lyricsTo adhere to the court's order, Diljit modified the lyrics of the songs. In the viral video, Diljit is singing Lemonade and he carefully altered the line "Tainu teri daaru ch pasand aa Lemonade" to "Tenu teri coke ch pasand aa Lemonade." The official page of Dil-Luminati Tour shared a video and captioned it as "Tainu Teri Coke ch Psand aa Lemonade." View this post on Instagram A post shared by supersingh_braham (@dil_luminatii) Netizens are mocking Telangana governmentSoon after the video was posted, Diljit's fans flooded the comment section with everyone calling him the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT). A user wrote, "The way he and his team tweaked the lyrics last minute to adhere to the legal guidelines is worth applauding. He proved that he is Greatest Of All the Times."Another wrote, "Telangana Government really thought they could water down Diljit’s vibe Joke’s on them—he just cracked open a coke and kept the party going! It’s like trying to ban fireworks at Diwali; the celebration doesn’t stop, it just gets louder. Hyderabad might not have deserved Diljit but loved how he did everything without losing his signature touch! Love him!" A third user wrote, "Sharam karo yaar Telangana government! Sharam!"A user also questioned the state government, "Why were they serving alcohol at concert then? govt’s hypocrisy at max."What was Diljit Dosanjh's reaction after the Telangana government banned songs with alcohol and drug words?The notice was issued after a complaint by a Chandigarh-based professor against Diljit to prevent him from singing songs that promote drugs, alcohol &amp; violence. Before his scheduled concert in Hyderabad, the Kinni Kinni singer took time to pray at a Gurdwara in the city of Nizams on the occasion of Gurpurab. Diljit took to Instagram and posted some pictures where he was seen praying in the gurdwara and having kada prasad. He also posed with fans and some musicians. However, the caption to his post, which read, "Tonight Hyderabad. Aandhi roke toh hum toofan... toofan roke to hum aag ka dariya." Diljit Dosanjh will perform in Ahmedabad today, November 17, followed by a show in Lucknow on November 22.

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Diljit Dosanjh Finds A Way To Defy Song Ban At Hyderabad Concert, Fans Mock Telangana Govt

The Telangana government served a notice to Diljit Dosanjh, directing him not to sing any song promoting alcohol, drugs, and violence during Hyderabad concert.

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