The BJP has claimed that the reputed singer has paid the price for singing the popular song ‘Rang De Tu Mohe Gerua’ in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the recent inauguration of the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF).
The festival was also attended by other prominent personalities of Bollywood stars such as Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukherjee.The Trinamool Congress government of West Bengal has denied permission citing a G-20 event in the same area but BJP’s IT cell chief and the party’s observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, triggered the controversy by tweeting that the cancellation of Arijit Singh’s show was a fallout of his singing the song ‘Rang De Tu Mohe Gerua’ at the KIFF inauguration.u201cHuge crowds would have gathered for Arijit Singh’s show and it would have been difficult to handle. The police felt that conducting such a big event could result in a law and order problem. state minister Firhad Hakim said. After Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone ‘s Pathan row controversy, this is the 2nd case in last week. Is it a necessity to relate colors to any political party or any religion? What are your views about it?
