Ali Noor denies 'all allegations of sexual harassment,' releases new song

After asserting he is 'absolutely not sorry', singer has released 'Mein Ne Chor Diya', a song dedicated to his grandma

Ali Noor has finally released the track he had been dropping teasers for over the past couple of days. Titled Mein Ne Chor Diya, Ali had penned the song under a post dedicated to his grandmother’s chaleeswan on February 14. The Noori frontman, in an open letter to his ‘Nano’, had said: “I am sharing with you my first God gifted lyrics in almost 18 years. I like the song but the video is really intense and its true, unfortunately. PS, main ne waqai chorr diya hai Nano.”

The song, however, isn’t as intense as Ali made it out to be. Perhaps because the intensity of his introspection got lost in the execution. The clip sees him wake up, make a cup of tea, roll a joint and smoke it in despair. It is not clear what Ali has had to let go off but he does refer to “all the ones he loved and lost.” The video sees him cry a little, too, as he spends time wondering what all he is left with now. He then puts on his jacket rather aggressively and leaves.

Mein Ne Chor Diya offers nothing new to Ali's catalogue musically and it certainly offers little clarity about events he is referring to. “Mein ne chor diya, mere palle ki reh gaya?” he asks himself, as he reveals it is the first time he is crying. Yet, no one can see his tears because he is all alone. In places, Mein Ne Chor Diya is eerie, too, as he goes on to dub his current state or circumstance a “saza” and “jaza”.

The track is available on YouTube and Spotify and is “produced and directed by the universe,” as per the credits. The cover art for the song sees Ali’s tombstone, which he has been sharing on his Instagram as well.

Ali denies 'all allegations of sexual harassment'

It is, however, pertinent to mention here that the week leading up to the song has been rather jarring for Ali and Pakistan’s music scene at large. The Noori frontman was called out for “sexual harassment” and “predatory behaviour” by journalist Ayesha Binte Rashid on Friday.

 

 

 

 

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When the court of public opinion began passing its verdict against Ali following the screenshots shared by Ayesha on her Instagram, the singer urged his followers and the media to let him release Mein Ne Chord Diya “in peace” on the 22^nd. He said it is “the most painful song and video I’ve done in my life and it means a lot to me.” Ali also assured he would address everyone’s “concerns and quarrels on the 25^th.”

The singer was criticised by netizens for going “on a long rant, accepting he is a harasser but everyone should focus on his new single.” In his alleged messages to Ayesha, shared exclusively with The Express Tribune, Ali had admitted to being her "gunehgar" and told her he hates himself. In a note shared on his Insta Stories, Ali also said he is "glad [Ayesha] finally put it out.” The following morning , Ali took to his Stories, once again, this time to publicly apologise amidst the uproar. Tagging Ayesha’s account, Ali wrote, "After deeply deliberating various responses, I came to the conclusion that the only right response is that I am truly deeply sorry.”

But after Ayesha refused to accept his apology, Ali said he never admitted to being a harasser and denied all allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him.

 

 

 

 

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Ali's latest statement regarding the matter reads: “Ayesha Binte, I am done being concerned about you. I sent you an apology by putting my entire life on stake and you have the audacity to not accept my heartfelt words. I deny all allegations of sexual harassment against me and I never admitted to them to start with. I was already not in a good place. Now I am gathering the courage to move on to the next world. I have absolutely no guilt. I hope you finally find solace and an answer for my children.” Ali Noor completed his note with the hashtag #stopmockeryofmetoo.

He also shared a post with his tomstone on his Insta with the caption: "Absolutely not sorry." He has turned off the comments for this post.

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