During his Delhi concert, Diljit paid tribute to his mother and mother tongue as he explained the sentiment behind his popular phrase ‘Punjabi aa gaye oye’. He said, “When I was born, my mother spoke Punjabi. The first word I learned was in Punjabi. Our nation has many languages, and I respect all of them, whether it is Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada or Hindi. But since my mother spoke Punjabi, I also speak Punjabi.”
At the Jaipur show, Diljit was joined on stage by a fan wearing a Rajasthani turban. The singer was heard saying, “Inki pagdi ke liye zor daar taaliya. Yeh pagdi hamari shaan hai. Yeh humari desh ki khoobsurati hai… (Please clap for his turban. The turban is our pride. This is the beauty of our country.)”
At the same concert, when he got to know that a fan had left her roka to attend the concert, Diljit said, “I love you too!” and took off his black jacket and handed it over to her. He said that she should give it to the person she’s about to marry.
After receiving a legal notice from Telangana government directing him not to sing any songs that promote alcohol, drugs and violence, Diljit tweaked the lyrics of his songs ‘Lemonade’ and ‘5 Taara’ at his Hyderabad concert. He was heard singing “Tainu teri coke ch pasand aa Lemonade” instead of the original lyrics “Tainu teri daaru ch pasand aa Lemonade”.
In a double delight for fans, Kartik Aryan joined Diljit on stage at his Ahmedabad show. The two were seen performing together on stage.
At the same concert, Diljit also made a strong statement on alcohol-related songs. “I will stop singing songs that mention alcohol if all states declare themselves as dry states,” he said.
In yet another statement at his Lucknow concert, Diljit said that if alcohol censorship is being put on songs, it should also be put on cinema.
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