Daler Mehndi asked to stop performance by MLA at a Navratri event: ‘You’re singing after drinking alcohol’

Daler Mehndi asked to stop performance by MLA at a Navratri event

Singer Daler Mehndi has landed in controversy after his recent performance at a Navratri event in Uttarakhand. In a video from the event, MLA Subodh Uniyal was seen asking Daler Mehndi to get off the stage and halt his performance as he accused the singer of being inebriated. Subodh got on the stage and made his accusations on a mic, making sure that everyone in the audience could hear him. He accused the singer of performing at a holy event in a drunk state.

“There is a Durga Mata programme for Navratri, and you are singing at the event after drinking alcohol, which is not appropriate,” he said, while standing beside the singer. “We called you so that our people could be entertained. You are making a fool of us. This is wrong. It’s wrong. You were called because you have a big name. You can’t even speak, how will you sing?” Uniyal added.

Daler Mehndi is yet to issue a statement about the incident. We reached out to his team but they are yet to respond to the matter.

Highly intoxicated Daler Mehendi reprimanded in Uttarakhand Navratri event because he wasn’t even able to sing one line
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Daler Mehndi was performing at the Kunjapuri Fair in Uttarakhand’s Tehri district, on Sunday, October 18. His performance was a part of the cultural programme organised for Navratri celebration.

In a 2024 interview with Navbharat Times, Daler Mehndi had claimed that he does not drinka lcohol. “One reason my voice has remained intact is that I do not drink alcohol. Otherwise, it would have been much more difficult. These days, even matching the voice you had five years ago can be a challenge, but I have recorded a song that I originally sang 27 years ago,” he said.

On the work front, Daler Mehndi’s last appearance was in his acting debut in the action-adventure comedy drama Welcome to the Jungle. The Akshay Kumar film released on June 26, 2026.