Anu Malik 'plagiarised' Israeli national anthem and Indian Twitter can’t handle it

Israel’s recent gymnastics win at the Tokyo Olympics brought with it a dawning realisation on Twitter that Bollywood composer may have plagiarised the Israeli national anthem. On Sunday, after the Israeli national anthem Hatikvah was played during the event to honour the winner, the striking similarities between it and Malik’s song Mera Mulk Mera Desh became all too apparent, according to Hindustan Times.

The patriotic song from the 1996 film Diljale was sung by Kumar Sanu and Aditiya Narayan, with the video starring actor Ajay Devgn. As expected, the revelation led to several Indians taking to Twitter to call out the famous composer, and some tweets were just too funny to ignore. 

One user explained that Malik deserves a bit more credit, although not necessarily for his music. “Anu Malik just simply didn't copy Israel national anthem in 1996 film Diljale song.  It needs years of research and analysis to find out which country isn't going to win medals for years. Visionary man.”

This user had a pretty fair point 

This tweet has us wondering which country is next on Malik’s list.

One user tweeted about this surprising turn of event

On the surprisingly long history of the tune 

And finally

This is not the first case of plagiarism the popular composer has been accused of. His songs Dil Mera Churaya Kyun, Kaho Na Kaho, Neend Churayi Meri and Nasha Ye Pyar Ka Nasha are a few songs that appear to be copied from international songs.