Rahat Fateh Ali's apology has turned up the meme game and Pakistanis are having a ball

If you thought the internet was done with the musician's latest stint - well, think again!

If you thought the internet was done with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's latest stint - well, think again!

The renowned Pakistani singer recently grabbed headlines and his employee's collar in a viral video that spread like wildfire on social media. The aforementioned clip of mere seconds, showed Rahat behaving abhorrently towards one of his employees, thrashing him while inquiring where his 'bottle' is.

میری بوتل کہاں ہے ؟راحت فتح علی خان نے ملازم کو تشدد کانشانہ ڈالا۔ملازم پر جوتوں اور گھونسوں کی بارش کردی،ویڈیو میں راحت کے علاوہ دیگر ملازم بھی نظر آ رہے ہیں لیکن کوئی بھی راحت فتح علی کو نہیں روک پاتا جبکہ ملازم جان بخشی کی دہائی دیتا رہا pic.twitter.com/whjbfaHdE4

— Latif Shah (@Latifshahji) January 27, 2024

In response to the escalating controversy, Rahat released a video attempting to address the incident. In the video message, the singer presented his employee, Naveed Hasnain, and Naveed's father, Nafees Ahmed, attempting to portray their relationship as one based on mutual respect and affection.

“The videos you’re watching are a personal matter between a mentor and his pupil…When a pupil does something well, we show them appreciation. In case of a mistake, we punish them as well,” he stated in the video. Despite Rahat's attempts to downplay the incident as a disciplinary matter between a 'mentor and his pupil,' public sentiment remains deeply critical.

بوتل میں پیر صاحب کا دم کیا ہوا پانی تھا pic.twitter.com/tTwQqkUS5n

— Tariq Mateen (@tariqmateen) January 27, 2024

While some called out the maestro for his deplorable behaviour, others took comfort in making rib-tickling memes. Here, we present to you how Pakistanis brought their X A-game during the whole fiasco.

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is explanation pic.twitter.com/IVY2RhsbPn

— Kutta The Dawg 🇵🇸 (@6lackfield) January 27, 2024

Rahat fateh ali khan be like: pic.twitter.com/nuEgV7ZOyr

— - (@disismelodrama) January 28, 2024

Rahat fateh ali khan when his “dam wala pani” goes missing pic.twitter.com/lLBVXo6cR6

— Faizi (@faizannriaz) January 27, 2024

Rahat fateh ali khan every night. pic.twitter.com/wnsOIwRupR

— Red Slanty (@appkokia) January 28, 2024

Not the dum ka pani Rahat is talking talkin'bout pic.twitter.com/f4qJyUO8Wx

— Fasi Zaka (@fasi_zaka) January 27, 2024

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan student issues apology for physically getting abused by him, domestic servant apologises had the same energy from this movie clip 🤣🤣🤣🤣 #RahatFatehAliKhan #RahatFatehAli pic.twitter.com/rqO41qQEbK

— 🇵🇰 𝙔𝘼𝙎𝙎𝙀𝙍 𝙍𝙊𝙉𝘼𝙇𝘿𝙊 🇵🇰 (@YasserRonaldo__) January 28, 2024

Rahat Fateh Ali. Meanwhile
Telling about “Ustad Awam
& Shagird” #RahatFatehAliKhan pic.twitter.com/EqedWArz7S

— HOOR 🦋 (@hoor_kehti_hai) January 27, 2024

Rahat fateh ali khan to his servant: pic.twitter.com/I9FfrderGb

— Ukasha (@UkashaSafi) January 27, 2024

Possibly our favourite from the lot:

Rahat fateh ali khan’s clarification; pic.twitter.com/bVfz1UQn9A

— Zoha. (@zohaaa) January 27, 2024

We chuckled:

Chahat >>>>> Rahat pic.twitter.com/L8iMKEDsHS

— Agatha Chishti (@mkhanpasha) January 28, 2024

While the internet is having fun, it's worth noting that not one artist from the music fraternity has condemned Rahat's outburst.

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