{
  "id": 15846028,
  "title": "'Iss Tarah Ka Public Lanchan...': Anupam Kher Defends Daler Mehndi After On-Stage 'Drunk' Claims, Urges Industry to Support Him—VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/iss-tarah-ka-public-lanchan-anupam-kher-defends-daler-mehndi-after-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T03:10:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/iss-tarah-ka-public-lanchan-anupam-kher-defends-daler-mehndi-after-on-stage-drunk-claims-urges-industry-to-support-himvideo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Actor Anupam Kher has come out in support of singer Daler Mehndi after the latter was confronted by Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Subodh Uniyal during a live performance over allegations of alcohol consumption. Kher expressed disappointment over the public treatment of the singer, stating that, to his knowledge, Mehndi does not consume alcohol and has been unwell for the past two to three years.…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}