Legendary Punjabi singer Gurdas Maan has apologised for “all incidents that happened in the past which unintentionally hurt anyone’s sentiments.” The apology has come ahead of his tour in the US in October.
In a recent interview Maan said in Punjabi: “If my words have hurt anyone’s sentiments, I apologise by holding my ears and with folding my hands.” The apology comes as some members of the Sikh community are opposed to Maan’s US tour.
In 2021, Maan stirred up a controversy during an event in Nakodar when he said Laddi Shah, the chief of Dera Baba Murad Shah, is a descendant of third Sikh Guru Amar Dass. Though Maan had apologised when members of the community protested, a case was registered against him for hurting religious sentiments. However, the police filed a cancellation report in the case in 2024.
During an earlier tour abroad, Maan had allegedly used inappropriate language for youngsters protesting against him at a show.
Later, while talking about his mother tongue, he had said “first Hindi and then Punjabi”. This was also not received well by a certain section of the community.
“There are allegations against me that I had disrespected Guru Maharaj (Guru Amar Das) and that I had said something to the people protesting against me. There was an issue related to Punjabi language. I was misinterpreted. But if my words have hurt anyone’s feelings and sentiments, I apologise to them. It’s the people who have made me a star,” he said.
