Bharti Singh says 'not spoken against any religion' as old video of hers mocking beard goes viral

An old video of Bharti Singh recently went viral where she was seen mocking beard. The comedienne has now apologised to fans and said that she did not speak against any religion or caste.

Bharti Singh recently got embroiled in a controversy after an old video of hers went viral. In the video, which she made with friend Jasmin Bhasin, the comedienne was seen joking about the advantages of having 'daadi mooch' (beard and moustache). The clip went viral as many netizens, especially the Sikh community, slammed Bharti for disrespecting their beard and moustache. Bharti has now apologised and clarified that her intentions were not to hurt any community.

In her apology video, Bharti Singh requested everyone to not misjudge what she said. She said, "There's a video that's been going viral from the last 3 to 4 days claiming that I have made fun of 'daadi mooch'. I have seen the video repeatedly and request people to watch it too as I have not said anything against any religion or caste. I didn't mock any Punjabi or what problems happen when you keep 'daadi mooch'."

She added, "I was doing comedy with my friend but if it has hurt the sentiments of any section, I apologise with folded hands. I am a Punjabi myself, I was born in Amritsar and I'd always respect it. I am a proud Punjabi, too." Bharti captioned her post, "Main comedy karti hoon logo ko khush karne ke liye na ki kisi ka dil dukhane ke liye .agar meri kisi baat se koi hurt hua ho tho maaf kar dena aapni behan samjh ke (sic)."

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Meanwhile, SGPC (Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee) will file a criminal complaint against Bharti Singh for hurting religious sentiments of Sikhs. In fact, Sikh groups also protested against Bharti in Amritsar on May 16.

(with inputs from Manjeet Sehgal)