Singer Daler Mehndi's son, Gurdeep Mehndi, has addressed the controversy involving Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Subodh Uniyal, who reprimanded the singer on stage during a live cultural event. In his first official statement on the controversy, Gurdeep described the incident as "very hurtful and unfortunate" for the family, clarifying that his earlier remarks were not intended to downplay the incident.

Daler Mehndi's son addresses the Uttarakhand event row

Gurdeep took to his social media, explaining how he learnt about the incident. He was abroad when the controversy happened, but returned to India to meet his family and find out what had occurred.