A complaint was filed in Kolkata against Punjabi singer and actor Gurdas Maan for an alleged breach of contract by skipping a Durga Puja event on October 6.
The 22 Palli Sarodotsab committee in Bhowanipur had invited Maan to perform at their Durga Puja pandal, which was replica of the Golden Temple in Amritsar. The advance payment, too, reportedly, was made.
However, on arrival at the Kolkata airport, Maan, reportedly, was shown a video of the pandal and the venue. The veteran singer immediately refused to perform there, calling it an ‘unethical encroachment of Sikh morals’ as people were entering bare-headed and wearing footwear, both of which are forbidden in the original Golden Temple.
“Sadly, even if it ruffles the organisers, I could not have done this as it’s completely against my personal belief in the sanctity of religious places,” Maan, reportedly, told mediapersons.
The Durga Puja committee, however, said that Maan was informed of the theme of the pandal well in advance. Reports said that he was paid Rs 6 lakh as advance.
As per an alleged photograph of the complaint filed at the Bhowanipur Police Station, which is doing the rounds on social media, the organisers had arranged for the accommodation and flight tickets—Rs 25 lakh—of Maan and his group members. THE WEEK, however, could not independently verify the authenticity of the copy of the complaint.
