India, July 15 -- Music director-singer Amaal Mallik has issued a clarification over his statements in a recent podcast. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Amaal said that he "spoke about my choices as an individual" and not "against a community". However, Amaal apologised to his fans who "felt bad about certain comments".

Amaal said that he has a secular mindset and goes wherever he finds peace. "For every one coming up with lovely articles & headlines about how I have spoken against a community you all are completely wrong (unamused face emoji). I born to a Muslim father & a Hindu mother. It's a secular mindset that I go wherever I find peace, whether it's a mosque a mandir or a church," he tweeted.

He also said that all of us are Indian...