Singer Diljit Dosanjh shares income tax certificate amid reports of IT probe

Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh took to twitter to refute allegations of an Income Tax probe against him and shared a certificate that the government had given him for his ‘contributions’. He has been actively supporting the ongoing farmers’ protest against the new agriculture legislations.  

Of late, several reports had been doing the rounds that the income tax department had initiated an investigation into the actor’s finances after he donated a sum of Rs. 1 crore to farmers.

Sharing his ‘platinum tax certificate’ awarded to him by the Finance Ministry, he wrote,” Here’s my platinum certificate. one doesn’t become patriotic by saying so on Twitter. One has to work towards that”.

“There was news that my foundation is connected with some politician. Keep doing this, no worries no matter how hard you try… Such people’s aim is to distract from real issues. So they will keep doing this,” the actor said in a video on Twitter.

“Hope there is some solution (to farmers agitation) as today is January 4. I have always appealed and spoken for peace. Never said anything provocative…,” Dosanjh shared in Punjabi.

In a subsequent tweet, the actor said even though he was reluctant to share the certificate, the situation in the country is such that he has to prove his Indian citizenship.

“I didn’t want to do this, but here it is. Today the situation is such that I have to give proof of my Indian citizenship. Please don’t spread so much hate.” Last month, the “Udta Punjab” star joined the farmers protests at Delhi’s Singhu border and asked the demonstrators to be patient and peaceful in their agitation and requested the government to accept their demands.