Netizens trolled Vishal Dadlani after he says ‘Ae mere watan ke logon’ was sung for Nehru
Singer-composer Vishal Dadlani said the famous song ‘Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon’ was sung by Lata Mangeshkar for Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in 1947.
He was said the above statement in the place of the singing-based reality show ‘Indian Idol’, which is now in its 12th season. Vishal is now one of the judges on this reality show.
This being massively trolled on Twitter with #DadlaniFacts, and a group of netizens called out the musician for not getting his facts right. Dadlani took to Twitter to apologize for his error.
The ‘Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo’ is a patriotic song written in Hindi by Kavi Pradeep, composed by C. Ramchandra, and sung by singer Lata Mangeshkar to commemorate Indian soldiers who died during the Sino-Indian War in 1962.
The song was first performed by Mangeshkar on Republic Day (26 January) 1963 at the National Stadium in New Delhi.
Dadlani reacted to the hashtag trending and wrote, “Yaar BJP ke phukatiya 2-rupee trolls, yeh #DadlaniFacts trend karwa lo! If you can! Love the hashtag! I’ll even retweet the really funny ones, come on!”
https://twitter.com/VishalDadlani/status/1353550836660662272
In another tweet, he said that he had offended right-wingers, and also took a dig at journalist Arnab Goswami. He tweeted: “I see a few right-wingers “offended” by my messing up the date of “Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon” being sung to Pt. Nehru. I apologize for my error. These “staunch Nationalists” didn’t say a thing when #Chornab celebrated the deaths of 40 Indian soldiers in #Pulwama as a TRP win. Odd.”
I see a few right-wingers "offended" by my messing up the date of "Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon" being sung to Pt. Nehru. I apologise for my error.
These "staunch Nationalists" didn't say a thing when #Chornab celebrated the deaths of 40 Indian soldiers in #Pulwama as a TRP win. Odd.
— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) January 25, 2021
Meanwhile, Twitterati churned up their version of distortions on the same grounds. Here are some reactions to the same.
https://twitter.com/jananisampath/status/1353405188900483074
https://twitter.com/jananisampath/status/1353413455911391233
Motilal Nehru was meeting some people in London when he asked them to wait for Jawahar who had gone out shopping. After an hour of wait, when Jawahar finally showed up, Motilal said "here comes the son" and The Beatles got idea of that song. #DadlaniFacts
— Rahul Roushan (@rahulroushan) January 24, 2021
Elton John wrote and sang Sacrifice in 2004 after Sonia Gandhi made supreme sacrifice by not becoming the Prime Minister. #DadlaniFacts
— Rahul Roushan (@rahulroushan) January 24, 2021
Hum Dekhenge was written by Faiz for Nehru when he was told by Lord Mountbatten not to peep into his house. #DadlaniFacts
— Rahul Roushan (@rahulroushan) January 24, 2021
