New Delhi, March 21 -- Musician Amaal Mallik took the internet by storm with his long post on Instagram about his depression diagnosis. Hours after blaming his parents for disturbing his well-being, mindset and self-confidence, Amaal has now deleted the post. He also said that his parents are responsible for straining the relationship between him and his brother, musician Armaan Malik.

In a new statement, Amaal requested privacy and called it a 'tough time.'

He shared: "Thank you for the love and support, it truly means a lot, but I would request the media portals not to harass my family.. Please don't sensationalise and give negative headlines to my vulnerability...It's a request. It's taken a lot for me to open up & it is a very tough...