Diljit Dosanjh’s dedication to India at the Coachella music festival is mistranslated
Claim
So @diljitdosanjh objects when someone waves Indian tricolour during one of his concert in US. Which passport he’s carrying? Republic of KhaIistan? Shame one those Indians who listen to such 2rs artists..
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Explanation
Diljit Dosanjh, a singer from Punjab, India performed at the Coachella music festival in California recently. A 0:18-second video clip purportedly showing his performance from the music festival is shared to claim that he objected when someone waves the Indian tricolor during one of his concerts in the US.
Diljit Dosanjh accused a girl of inciting hatred by waving Indian flag during a music performance in America. He said "Don't spread hate, music belongs to everyone, not one country" @diljitdosanjh Do you have no respect for Indian tricolor?#diljit #tricolor #indianflag pic.twitter.com/2ODxwagP6K
— PunFact (@pun_fact) April 25, 2023
The viral post also questions if he has respect for the Indian flag. The post further claims that he said “Don’t spread hate, music belongs to everyone, not one country”
What is the truth?
Diljit Dosanjh denied the claim that he disrespected the Indian tricolor. He took to Twitter on 25, April 2023 to convey that the viral post is fake news. He asked not to spread fake news and negativity.
The post in Punjabi is roughly translated as “I said this is the flag of my country. This performance is for my country. Please Google it if you don’t understand Punjabi. Because Coachella is a big music festival, people from every country come there, so music is common to all. People should learn how to twist the right thing from someone like you. Google this too”.
DON’T SPREAD FAKE NEWS & NEGATIVITY ❌
Mai Kiha Eh Mere Desh Da Jhanda Hai 🇮🇳 Eh Mere Desh Lai.. Means MERI Eh Performance Mere desh Lai
Je Punjabi Nhi Aundi Tan Google Kar leya Karo Yaar…Kion ke Coachella Ek Big Musical Festival Aa Othey Har desh to log aunde ne.. that’s…
— DILJIT DOSANJH (@diljitdosanjh) April 25, 2023
Diljit Dosanjh also retweeted a tweet by Majinder Singh Sirsa. This tweet has a 0:20-second video clip of the incident claimed in the viral video mentioning that it would be better if the viral posts carry a complete video while making such claims. He further mentioned that Diljit Dosanjh dedicated his performance to India and Punjab.
It would be better if @pun_fact starts posting complete video.@diljitdosanjh dedicated this concert to India and Punjab.
He said “eh mere Punjabi bhain bhraawan layi, mere desh da jhanda laike khadi aa kudi, eh mere desh layi, negativity ton bacho, music saareyan da saanjha”… https://t.co/afKl3xcGyS pic.twitter.com/p1mVnRw6BH— Manjinder Singh Sirsa (@mssirsa) April 25, 2023
His Punjabi speech mentioned in the tweet is roughly translated as “This performance is for my Punjabi brothers and sisters, a girl brought my country’s flag, this performance is to my nation, avoid negativity; music is common to all, this music is also yours”.
Conclusion
It is found that the claim that Diljit Dosanjh disrespected the Indian tricolor by objecting to it at the Coachella music festival is false. It is to be noted that he dedicated his performance to India.
