On Tuesday, YouTube blocked a music video by famous Punjabi singer Kanwar Grewal titled ‘Ailaan’ (that means – proclaimed) was related to the farmer protests.
YouTube has placed a notification on the original video, saying “This content is not available on this country domain due to a legal complaint from the government”.
A YouTube spokesperson said in a statement: “We comply with valid legal requests from authorities wherever possible, consistent with our longstanding policy and act quickly to remove identified content”.
However, the fans of the singer posted the same music video on various other channels on YouTube which can still be accessed.
Another video by artist Himmat Sandhu titled ‘Asi vaddange’ has also been blocked on the platform.
Several Punjabi celebrities and singers have come out in support of farmers, as the government toughens its stand on malicious and inflammatory accounts, posts and videos.