India, April 10 -- Rapper-singer Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia, popularly known as Badshah, sparked controversy over the release of his new song, Tateeree. As the backlash intensified, the singer issued an apology and shared that the song has been taken down from all platforms. On April 10, Badshah took to his Instagram account to announce that he will release a new version of the song in a few days, which will not contain any of the objectionable content. (Also read: 'Court shocked to its core': Delhi HC orders Honey Singh, Badshah to take down Volume 1 song)

Taking to his Instagram account, Badshah released a note in Hindi. It began, "To the people of Haryana and to everyone around the world, over the past few weeks, we have listened to...