Guwahati, Sept. 19 -- Entrepreneur and event organizer Shyamkanu Mahanta is facing widespread public outrage following the death of popular Assamese singer Zubeen Garg.

Zubeen passed away on Friday in Singapore, where he was scheduled to perform at the Northeast Festival, an event organized by Mahanta.

The singer, who had a history of health issues, had arrived in Singapore on Wednesday. His death sparked an immediate and furious backlash on social media, with many questioning why Zubeen, who had been in and out of the hospital for the past two to three years, was taken to Singapore at all.

Netizens grew even more incensed after Mahanta expressed ignorance about the details of the incident. Many social media posts showed users' anger....