New Delhi: Tanzanian's Kili Paul, who is known for lip-syncing and dancing to Bollywood songs, was attacked with a knife and beaten with sticks by five people.
Taking to Instagram, Paul confirmed the incident and wrote, "I was attacked by 5 people in the movement of defending myself my right-hand toe was injured by a knife and I got 5 stitches and I was beaten by sticks and clubs but thank god I defend myself after beating two people they run away but I was already injured pray for me… this is scary" (sic).''
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Mann Ki Baat address in February had appreciated him.
"You will become very popular. And the diversity of the country will be introduced to the new generation," he had said.
The Indian High Commission in Tanzania too had honoured him.
Paul has become famous all over the world for lip-syncing Indian songs. He now has a fan following of millions on social media. Not only this, but many Bollywood stars also follow him on social media.
A video of Paul humming the lyrics of the song 'Rataan lambiya' from the film 'Shershaah' was in the news last year.
In this video, he appeared with his sister Neema Paul. Since then, Paul has become very popular on Instagram.
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