Rahat Fateh Ali Khan addresses recent controversy: Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan recently found himself at the centre of controversy after a video of him physically assaulting a man surfaced online. In the video, Khan was seen hitting his student, Naveed Hasnain, with a slipper, while others in the room witnessed the altercation.

The renowned singer finally addressed the controversy in a recent interview on Adeel Asif's podcast, where he revealed that he apologised to Naveed, whom he considers his protege. Rahat had previously clarified the situation after facing criticism on social media over the alleged assault video.

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan addresses his recent controversy & receiving trolls

During the conversation with Adeel Asif on his podcast, the O Re Piya singer explained in detail what had happened between him and his student, Naveed Hussain. He said that he had publicly accepted beating his student and stated that the bottle actually contained holy water.

"Sach maine khud accept kiya hai. Wo mera shagird tha, maine usko daanta hai, peeta hai aur uske bad maine usse maafi bhi maangi hai. Aur ye bhi baat sach hai, log mazak kar rahe hai, ye baat sach hai ki mere peer-o-murshid ka paani tha, jo uske paas pada tha," he said.

He then added, "Uss cheez ki dept ko nahi samajh rahe hai, spiritual ek mamla hai mera aur mere peer sahab ka. Wo mere liye bohot badi cheez thi. Jo insaan iss saari negative muhim ke peeche tha main usko ek jawab dena chahta hun, 'Muddai lakh bura chahe toh kya hota hai, jo hota hai manzoor-e-khuda hota hai.'"

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on his bond with his student & his family

He further mentioned that his family has a long-term association with Naveed Hussain and his family. He said, "Naveed ke jo waalid sahab hai wo 40 saal pehle se Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ke shagird hai, Naveed 15 saal pehle shagird hua. Inki family mein shagird hai hamare."

"Naveed ke father ko jab heart ka problem hua, maine unka pura ilaaj karwa ke diya aur Naveed ki khud ki jo beti hai uske jo kaan ke operates wo maine uske karwaye, bacchiyon ki shaadiyan bhi, har tarah ka jaise ek baap ka role hota hai, shagird ko uss waqt zaroorat hai baap ki, toh humne wo bhi role adaa kiya ha, unki har tarah ke takleef mein saath diya hai."

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan claims the controversy was planned

At the end of their conversation, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan claimed that the controversy was preplanned and that the negative campaign had been done against him right before his world tour.

He stated, "Ye jo abhi negativity ka pehlu aaya aur ye sirf or sirf hamare world tour start karne ks reaction tha, jis bande ne isko karwaya hai taaki hamari jo audience hai, hamari followers hai wo kam ho, wo Alhandullilah, Allah taala ka bada karm hai ki woh toh kam nahi hote."

"Logon ne mera gaana sun na hai, mera performance dekhna hai, logon ne humein music ki wajah se pyaar diya hai, na ki mere kisi attitude ki wajah se pyaar diya hai."