Gaana issues a statement in response to #BoycottGaana

Netizens are accusing the music streaming platform for hosting songs such as ‘Gustakh-e-Nabi ki ek hi saza, sar tan se juda'

Jul 15, 2022 11:37:00 AM | Article | Campaign India Team Share -

Music streaming destination, Gaana, is the latest brand to face hate from the Twitterati.

Netizens are accusing the music streaming platform for hosting songs such as ‘Gustakh-e-Nabi ki ek hi saza, sar tan se juda,’ which translates into - there is only one punishment for speaking against the Prophet and that is beheading.

1. Dear @gaana

Why are you promoting 'Sar Tan Se Juda'? This slogan is an open call to behead anyone.

Link 1: https://t.co/5hmFth9xAu

Link 2: https://t.co/vN06uhcxPG pic.twitter.com/JuhuUyWxYK
— Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) July 11, 2022

Users were specifically infuriated with the song, due to its context in the Udaipur tailor’s murder - who was beheaded for extending support to former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, via a social media post.

@gaana The promotion of this song was stopped by the Government of India with immediate effect, why are you running such a song on your platform in which anti-India activities are being shown? Remove this song with immediate effect.#BoycottGaana pic.twitter.com/JBNJTVSaZY
— ��Vini7�� (@VImvinit007) July 9, 2022

However, not just Gaana, but platforms like Hungama too, faced grief for hosting the song.

Several netizens put out tweets, expressing their disappointment and asking the platforms to take out the song, followed by a boycott hashtag.

Neither @gaana nor @Hungama_com have removed this content from their platform.
They are promoting hinduphobic content sir tan se juda.Time to uninstall both these app from your mobile.#BoycottGaana #BoycottHungama pic.twitter.com/b6rI6XUoEf
— योगेश सावरथिया �� (@sawarathiajss) July 11, 2022

In light of the controversy, Gaana issued a statement, which read, "Gaana is a music aggregator; we do not own any of the songs on the platform. We are sensitive to the concern raised and immediately the song in question has been removed.”