Mumbai:After receiving the Padma Shri, Singer-composer Adnan Sami says he is feeling a tremendous sense of responsibility to try. "It's really precious. I feel when you are honoured with a prestigious award like Padma Shri, it increases the responsibility. Now, I feel a tremendous sense of responsibility to try and do even better," he said.
Adnan Sami was given Padma Shri on India's 71st Republic Day, hournouring Sami's contribution to music.
"The most important thing is that the field in which I have been given this blessing of an award is art and music. I feel my responsibility towards my fans, my country is through my profession, which is music," said the singer, at the launch of his new song 'Tu yaad aya' in Mumbai.
Opposition politicians and lots of Social Media users in India were criticizing the government over the honouring Adnan Sami with Padma Shri as at a time when the nation's ties with Pakistan have been hostile.
He continued: "So, apart from being a responsible citizen in general, my responsibility is to ensure that I give my best through my profession, which is music, for which I have been honoured, and try and excel and give back even more of my love through music."
