Bengaluru, Oct. 14 -- The Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) has written to the Bengaluru City Police Commissioner demanding that permission be denied for singer Sonu Nigam's proposed concert in Bengaluru on October 24.

In a letter submitted by State President TA Narayana Gowda, the organisation said Sonu Nigam had insulted Kannadigas by comparing their language pride to the Pahalgam terror attack, and should not be allowed to perform in the city.

According to KRV, during a music programme at East Point College in Bengaluru in April 2025, when a student requested a Kannada song, Sonu Nigam had allegedly remarked, "Kannada, Kannada, Kannada, this is the reason the Pahalgam incident (terror attack) happened."

The KRV termed the statement as...