‘If
some
people
want
to
see
something
dirty
in
an
act
of
pure
affection,
I
feel
sorry
for
them.’
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Udit
Narayan/Instagram
A
viral
video
of
Udit
Narayan
kissing
female
fans
during
a
stage
performance
has
been
doing
the
rounds.
The
singer
addresses
this,
and
tells
Subhash
K
Jha,
“What
you
saw
in
the
so-called
scandalous
video
was
a
manifestation
of
the
love
between
my
fans
and
I.
They
love
me.
I
love
them
back
even
more.”
Uditji,
what
is
this
controversy
about
you
kissing
your
fans
on
stage?
Sir,
you
have
known
me
for
more
than
30
years.
Have
I
done
anything
to
bring
shame
to
myself,
my
family
or
my
country?
No,
you
haven’t.
Then
why
would
I
do
something
now
at
this
stage
of
my
life
when
I
have
achieved
it
all?
People
all
over
the
world
throng
to
my
concerts.
Tickets
are
pre-sold
months
in
advance.
There
is
a
deep
pure
and
an
unbreakable
bond
between
my
fans
and
I.
What
you
saw
in
the
so-called
scandalous
video
was
a
manifestation
of
the
love
between
my
fans
and
I.
They
love
me.
I
love
them
back
even
more.
So
you
are
not
embarrassed
or
ashamed?
No,
not
at
all!
Why
should
I
be?
Do
you
hear
any
regret
or
sorrow
in
my
voice?
In
fact,
I
am
laughing
as
I
talk
to
you.
It
is
not
something
sleazy
or
secret.
It
is
there
in
the
public
domain.
My
heart
is
pure.
If
some
people
want
to
see
something
dirty
in
an
act
of
pure
affection,
I
feel
sorry
for
them.
I
also
want
to
thank
them.
Thank
them,
why?
Because
now
they
have
made
me
even
more
famous
than
I
already
was.
On
a
more
serious
note,
I
am
the
recipient
of
several
Filmfare
awards,
National
Awards,
Padma
Shri
and
Padma
Bhushan.
I
aspire
to
get
the
Bharat
Ratna,
like
Lataji.
She
is
my
idol.
Do
you
know
I
was
her
favourite
co-singer
among
the
singers
of
my
generation?
I
have
sung
the
maximum
duets
with
her
from
my
generation
of
singers.
When
I
have
Mata
Saraswati’s
blessings,
what
do
I
care
about
people
who
cannot
bear
to
see
others
successful?
Is
there
a
conspiracy
to
malign
your
reputation?
There
is
something
definitely
suspicious
about
this.
Why
did
the
video
suddenly
appear,
and
that
too
from
a
concert
from
some
months
ago
in
the
US
or
Canada?
I
want
to
tell
the
mischief
mongers:
The
harder
you
try
to
pull
me
down,
the
higher
I
will
go.
