Ali Sethi breaks silence about marriage rumours with Salman Toor. Over the weekend, rumours of celebrated Pakistani musician Ali Sethi’s same-sex marriage to artist Salman Toor shocked Pakistanis.
Sethi, who rose to prominence with his song ‘Pasoori,’ which became a global phenomenon, has now cleared the air after coming under fire after unsubstantiated rumours said he married friend Salman Toor in New York.
In a new Instagram story, the musician addresses the lingering rumours regarding his rumoured marriage to artist Salman Toor.
Ali emphasised that he was not married, stating he didn’t know who started the rumour, but that they should help advertise his current release, ‘Paniya,’ provided a link to it.
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Ali Sethi’s song ‘Pasoori’ became the most searched music on Google last year, and the masterpiece garnered more than half a billion views on the streaming site.
The son of the previous interim chief minister and PCB Chairman, now X, was included in top trending areas on Twitter as social media users chastised him for his purported same-sex marriage, as homosexuality is considered taboo in Pakistan.
Several people proposed a merger of these two artistic personalities, sparking a fresh debate.
Salman Toor is an American of Pakistani origin. He works as a painter and is 40 years old. His works depict the imagined lives of young South Asian men, displayed in close-up in either South Asia or New York City fantasy settings.
Toor currently resides and works in New York City.
Salman Toor openly stated in a 2022 article for The New Yorker that he visited London in the summer of 2004.
Ali Aziz Sethi is a singer, songwriter, composer, and author from Pakistan.
Sethi rose to fame with his debut novel, The Wish Maker (2009), after being born to journalists and politicians Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin.
Sethi began official training in Hindustani classical music after graduating from college, despite receiving some musical training as a child.
He studied with Ustad Naseeruddin Saami, widely regarded as a master of both qawwali and khyal singing, as well as Farida Khanum, a notable ghazal and classical vocalist.
