Singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan came under strong social media backlash following the brutal beating of his student over a lost ‘bottle’.
He, however, twisted the story into a teacher-student dynamic and claimed that the bottle had water from his ‘peer’.
In the video, Khan is seen consistently slapping and kicking his employee, and he goes to the extent of using his sandals as weapons. Disturbing voices in the background can be heard, urging him to cease the aggressive behavior, underscoring the seriousness of the reported incident.
About the incident, a personal servant of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan came forward, clarifying that the singer, fondly referred to as Rahat Sahib, had given him a bottle, but he unintentionally forgot to retain it. The servant conveyed feelings of admiration and affection for the singer, emphasizing Rahat’s compassionate demeanor towards his staff.
“The relationship between a teacher and student is such that when he does well, we give him that much love and when he does wrong, we punish him,” said Rahat Fateh Ali Khan in the video.
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Video of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan beating his servant went viral on social media on Saturday. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan immediately released a video offering clarification of the first video.
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He, however, insisted on clarifying that the ‘bottle’ was water given to him by his spiritual master and nothing else. Netizens were quick to point out that the singer clarified the controversy surrounding the bottle but did not apologize for beating his servant. He refuted the characterization of the episode as an act of abuse, asserting that he immediately sought forgiveness from Hasnain after the altercation.
Netizens seem to be unconvinced by his apology video. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan hit back at people saying that they should watch themselves and look how cruel they are.