Kailash Kher loses cool at Khelo India University Games inauguration, tells organisers, ‘I am not a filmy singer, learn some manners’

Several videos of Kailash Kher from the inauguration ceremony of the Khelo India University Games have been circulating on social media where he is seen lashing out at the organisers.

Kailash Kher performed at the Khelo India University Games. (Photo: Kailash Kher/Instagram)

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Singer Kailash Kher got angry over alleged mismanagement during the inauguration ceremony of the Khelo India University Games at BBD University, Lucknow. Several videos of the singer from the event have been circulating on social media where he is seen lashing out at the organisers.

Apparently, Kher was made to wait for an hour before his performance and later, he was cut in between while he was performing on the stage. In one of the videos, he is heard saying, “Tameez seekho. Ek ghanta humko intezar karaya uske baad tameez naam ko koi cheez hi nahi hai. Kya hai ye Khelo India. Khelo India tab hai jab hum khush hain, gharwale khush honge to baharwale khush honge. Tameez seekho. Hoshiyari jhaad rahe ho. Kisi ko kaam karna aata nahi hai, agar bolna chahenge to itna bol denge ki chhod dijiye sab (Learn some etiquettes. I was made to wait for an hour and now you have no etiquette. What is this Khelo India? The event holds significance when those at home are happy. Learn some manners. Trying to act smart, you don’t even know how to do your job. If I start talking about it, just leave it…).”

While it looked like his team was trying to calm him down, the singer continued and said he has been performing despite gasping for breath, still nobody cares. He also added that he is not a ‘filmy singer’ but a singer who sings for his country.

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‘खेलो इंडिया’ की खोली पोल
प्रधानमंत्री जी के स्वघोषित नवरत्न ने।
..तभी तो इतना अहंकार है।#KailashKher pic.twitter.com/VlbpZ2Lcgc

— Surya Pratap Singh IAS Rtd. (@suryapsingh_IAS) May 26, 2023

Kailash Kher was heard saying in another video, “I am gasping for breath but still I am dancing and singing. At least, see that someone is so mad in performing. There is no need to hustle with me. I am your own. I have come after much struggle amid saints. I am no filmy singer. I live for my country and will die for my country.”

धन्यवाद हमारे पीएम @narendramodi जी खेल और संगीत को एक साथ जोड़ने की पहल कराने के लिए. दोनों विधाओं को देश में युगों युगों से हल्के में लिया जाता रहा है,
खेलों भारत @kheloindia के कुछ अविस्मरणीय पलों में महत्वपूर्ण रेखांकित ऐतिहासिक पल॥
जब हमारे निवेदन पर अतिरिक्त मुख्य सचिव… pic.twitter.com/PCWHRiufPh

— Kailash Kher (@Kailashkher) May 25, 2023

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However, later the singer gave a lively performance at the event and enthralled the audience, a video of which he shared on his official Twitter account.

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