Singer Daler Mehndi has found himself at the centre of a controversy after Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Subodh Uniyal publicly reprimanded him during a cultural event, alleging that the singer appeared disoriented and drunk and failed to perform as expected. While several members of the entertainment industry, including Mika Singh, Kapil Sharma, Palash Sen, Alisha Chinai, Anupam Kher and Badshah, have backed the veteran singer, singer Sona Mohapatra has now weighed in on the incident from different perspectives.

Sona Mohapatra recalls Daler Mehndi’s Sufi performance

In an Instagram post, Sona recalled watching Daler perform at the Sufi Heritage Festival at Delhi’s Sunder Nursery on March 1, 2026. She said she and her team had stayed back after her own performance to watch the singer, expecting a Sufi-oriented set.