Popular Indian singer and performer Neha Kakkar recently suffered severe backlash after arriving late to her Melbourne concert. A video of her crying and apologising to her fans went viral after it was shared on Reddit. Several fans criticised the singer for arriving three hours late for her Melbourne show; they even hurled accusatory words and blamed her for her behaviour.
Neha Kakkar finally opened up and stated the reason for arriving late at the concert
The singer left a long paragraph on her Instagram account, stating what happened behind the scenes. She shared that the organisers ran away with all the money. She shared a carousel post, explaining in detail of what actually happened at the concert and her difficult time with the sponsors.
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Neha Kakkar’s statement
In her latest Instagram carousel post, Neha wrote,
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“They said she came 3 hours late, did they even ask once that what happened to her, what did they do to her and her band? When I spoke on stage I didn’t even tell anyone what happened to us coz I didn’t want anyone to get harmed coz who am I to punish anyone but now that it’s come on my name, I had to speak up, so here it is!”
She continued,
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“Do you all know that I performed absolutely free for my Melbourne audience? The organisers ran away with my money and others too. My band was not even given food, hotel and even water. My husband and his boys went and provided them food. Inspite of all of this we still went on stage and did the show without any rest or anything because there my fans were waiting for hours for me.” ‘I could not reach the venue’
She also added,
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“Do you know our sound check got delayed by hours coz the sound vendor was not paid and he refused to put the sound on. And when after so much of delay our sound check started, I could not reach the venue, could not do the sound check, we didn’t even know if the concert is happening coz the organisers stopped picking my manager’s calls coz apparently they were running away from the sponsors n everyone. Though there’s still a lot to share but I guess this is enough.”
She concluded her post by thanking her fans for supporting her amid all the backlash. She clarified her situation and expressed gratitude to all those who attended her concert that day and cried with her while dancing their hearts out.
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Here is the clarification post by Neha
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Several videos were circulated on social media that showed Neha in tears and apologizing to the audience. The singer was also seen addressing the crowd, saying that she would make up for the lost time. In the video, one person can be heard yelling,
“Go back! Rest in your hotel”
Another person was heard saying,
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“This is not India, you’re in Australia.”
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Following the criticism, the singer’s brother, Tony Kakkar, defended her and wrote in an Instagram post,
“Artist maryada mein rahe, aur janta? (An artist should remain within their limits, but what about the public?).”
Here is how the fans reacted to her apology post
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