Mumbai cops have recently confirmed that rapper Badshah paid Rs. 75 lakhs to gain 7.2 crore views on YouTube for his song 'Pagal Hai'. Singer Sona Mohapatra has now called out the rapper, stating he 'built an empire using matchsticks'.
She also went on to add, "The shaadi circuit pays enough to afford these buyouts with their ‘status’ oriented,’live?’music choices." Sona also stated that actors and 'Punjabi artists' take most benefit out of it.
"I’d call it building an empire using matchsticks but the sad part; most do buy into this perception game.The shaadi circuit pays enough to afford these buyouts with their ‘status’ oriented,’live?’music choices...Actors, first to get on to this & of course the Punjabi ‘artists’," she tweeted.
Here's the tweet:
In his statement, Badshah had denied the claims of him offering Rs. 75 lakhs for the single 'Pagal Hai'. The rapper said he cooperated with the Mumbai Police, and denied all allegations levied on him. He said that he was never involved in the practices.
Read his statement here:
Following the summons, I have spoken to the Mumbai Police. I have aided the officials in their investigation by cooperating and carrying out the due diligence on my part. I've categorically denied all the allegations levelled against me and made it clear that I was never involved in such practices, nor do I condone them.
The investigation procedure is being executed in accordance with the law and I have complete faith in the authorities, who are handling this matter. I'd like to thank all those who have conveyed their concern to me. It means a lot to me.
Zee News had confirmed that Badshah had paid whopping Rs. 75 lakh for fake social media followers. They claim that the rapper had paid the amount during his single 'Pagal Hai'.
The rapper-singer whose original name is Aditya Prateik Singh Sisodia was questioned for ten hours on Friday. He had to answer 238 questions prepared by the Crime Branch and for the further questioning had been called in consecutively for two days.
Mumbai Joint Commissioner of Police Vinay Kumar Chaubey had earlier spoken about Fake Social Media Followers Scam and said in a statement, "We have investigated and found as many as 54 firms involved in this racket. SIT comprising Crime Branch along with Cyber Cell has been formed which will help in investigating this case."
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