Raftaar apologises for criticising CAA: ‘Gaali dena aur ladki ki izzat karne me farq hai, galat tab bhi hai’

Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, December 24

“I want to apologise for abusing on stage”, says rapper Raftaar after he opened his Mumbai concert by strongly criticising the Citizenship Amendment Act.

In a tweet on Tuesday, the rapper said: “Before everyone starts jumping in and fighting on who agrees or disagrees with me. I want to apologise for abusing on stage. That is something I shouldnt have done. Gaali dena aur ladki ki izzat karne me farq hai. Galat tab bhi hai. Uske liye maafi”.

Earlier, amid the anti-CAA protest in India, Raftaar said on stage: "You can't ask me my religion when I come on stage to perform. Today I am being asked my religion to stay in this country. Everyone is like my brother and sister. And I am standing with them. No one will leave this country. Yeh Desh kisi ke baap ka nahi hai. We are one and here to enjoy, so let's begin the party."

The audience roared in his support as he started his performance with the song "Dilli wali baatcheet". His show was part of the Bollywood Music Project.

The CAA seeks to grant Indian citizenship to the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi and Christian refugees from the neighbouring countries—Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.