Coldplay’s lead singer Chris Martin has run into trouble for allegedly disrespecting the Indian flag during his performance at the Global Citizen Festival India last Saturday.
Two separate complaints against the singer accuse him of hurting religious sentiments of Indians and disrespecting the Indian national flag.
In a complaint filed by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) spokesperson Nawab Malik, Malik sites a video grab where the frontman of the British band was seen performing at the mega event with the tricolour tucked in the back pocket of his pants.
Malik says he wants the singer to apologise. He said that Chris ‘disrespected’ the flag in presence of leaders of Bhartiya Janta Party and Shiv Sena.
In another complaint, Gaurav Gulathi, a Delhi-based advocate, has filed a complaint at north Delhi’s Roop Nagar Police Station on Tuesday against the band for allegedly dishonouring the Indian national flag during their performance at the Global Citizen Festival in Mumbai.
In his complaint, Gulati says, “They can be seen to dishonour our National Flag by tying it on the back of his jeans and dancing in objective positions. In the video, it can be seen that the band had used our Indian National Flag to cover their musical instruments.”
