Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya addresses the public controversy over lip-syncing, saying he will not “cheat” audiences and will always sing live. Speaking at a cultural event in Chhattisgarh, he tells attendees not to allow performers to move their mouths without singing into a live microphone.
Multiple outlets frame his remarks as part of the wider backlash following criticism involving Daler Mehndi, who has been at the centre of debate over whether he performed to lip-synced vocals. According to the reports, Bhattacharya delivers the message without directly naming Mehndi, but his comments are widely read as responding to the dispute. He also refers to a separate ministerial call-out described in the coverage and emphasizes that audiences pay for genuine live performances.
Overall, the coverage focuses on Bhattacharya’s stance on authenticity on stage and the idea that audiences should demand live singing. While most details are consistent—his refusal to lip-sync and his encouragement to insist on live vocals—outlets vary in how explicitly they connect his remarks to Mehndi’s case and which surrounding quotes or context they foreground.
