Vocalist Aima Baig sang the national anthem at the opening ceremony of the PSL 8 which sparked strong disapproval from the audience.
The eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League kicked off today with a star-studded opening ceremony at the Multan Cricket Stadium.
While the singers Shae Gill, Asim Azhar, Faris Shafi, and Sahir Ali Bagga also performed at the event, Aima Baig was given the prestigious duty of singing the national anthem.
The national anthem of Pakistan sung by Aima Baig 🇵🇰#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray pic.twitter.com/BGUFJwa0Nv
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2023
The ‘Agay Dekh’ singer’s version of the national anthem was not welcomed by the public as it sparked a series of negative comments and memes on Twitter. Some people even questioned the PCB’s decision to choose Aima Baig for the responsibility as they deemed the selection ‘inadequate’.
Here are some of the reactions to Aima Baig’s national anthem:
Aima baig ruined the beauty of our national anthem. 🤦🏻
— Abdullah (@AbdullahSays99_) February 13, 2023
look how aima baig massacred my beautiful anthem.
— 華沙風 (@duj4a) February 13, 2023
Me after listening Aima Baig's version of National Anthem#PSL2023 #AimaBaig #LQvsMS pic.twitter.com/HRupLDZpG8
— Usama ki Memes (@Usamakimemes1) February 13, 2023
https://twitter.com/atang_waddi/status/1625129956232536066?t=Jh0nVBwPJSeaVXWxp8SRaQ&s=19
Me after listening Aima Baig's version of National Anthem#PSL2023 #AimaBaig #LQvsMS pic.twitter.com/uAjA0FSJUs
— Ali Raza (@KashmiriAliraza) February 13, 2023
https://twitter.com/sadi_aah/status/1625129529223045127?t=lQjMkQ2LsmhMOrdI6NggAA&s=19
https://twitter.com/Faiqaa_a/status/1625128631549689860?t=rvqJ0Jpbe2EnxFFy1u5cuw&s=19
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I don’t know what all the fuss is about….its wasn’t bad at all.
exactly! I listened to it immediately and while it wasn’t great it was in no way bad…Negativity sells I guess
it was more like an english version of national anthem.
Beautifully presented
Its well presented whats wrong in that?
Beautifully sung by her…
Millions of things going wrong in this country and all people see is the national anthem being sung inappropriately. What about the pain and agony of Karachi’s people who suffer at the cost of these matches while roads are closed and thousands of commuters even school children get stuck for hours in traffic but nobody cares or reacts on that. Shame on us.