Singer-anchor Aditya Narayan was in the center of a controversy on Monday, when a video of him abusing a private airline's staffer at the Raipur airport went viral. “Let me reach Mumbai. If I don't strip you naked, my name is not Aditya Narayan,“ he was seen shouting (in Hindi) in the footage, apparently shot by a co-passenger.

While Aditya remained unavailable for comment, his father, singer Udit Narayan, spoke to BT about the incident. He said, “Aditya is a well-behaved child, and he has never lost his patience like this before. I am sure this outburst was momentary. Having said that, I haven't spoken to him about this issue, yet. I tried reaching out, but he didn't answer my calls; neither did he call back later. This is the age of social media, where every act of a person is scrutinized. Even small mistakes are not spared. I am a simple man who leads a simple life. So, if people think that fame and lineage have gone to Aditya's head, it is not true. Since I was not present there, what more can I say? I just hope people treat this as a one-off incident and forget it.“

The altercation apparently ensued at the airport after a female staff member of the airline told one of Aditya's group members that they would have to pay Rs 13,000 more for the 40 kg of excess baggage that they were carrying from Raipur to Mumbai. However, Aditya refused to pay more than Rs 10,000. Later, the airline alleged that Aditya had used “unparliamentary language with the female staff member“, and allowed him to board the flight only after he apologised.