India, Oct. 27 -- Singer Maninder Buttar said he was “shocked” and “deeply hurt” by Uttarakhand minister Subodh Uniyal’s claim that Buttar had been beaten up during a 2019 performance in the state, and requested that the complete recording of the show be released. Buttar made the remarks during an Instagram Live session on Monday, after Uniyal’s comments surfaced in connection with a separate incident involving singer Daler Mehndi.
Maninder Buttar’s response on Instagram Live
Buttar said his first song became popular in 2018 and that he began receiving offers to perform at events thereafter. He said he performed in Uttarakhand in 2019, before Daler Mehndi’s recent appearance.
Describing the 2019 event, Buttar said he performed for 1.5 ho...