On May 6, Sourav Ghosh posted an apology on his Facebook page for his comments on Shivaji. The apology read, “These are just jokes. I don’t mean them, nor do I intend to hurt anyone. I know Chattrapati Shivaji was a great king and had done great things and me saying some silly things do not scratch his legacy but I do find it very unfortunate that I had hurt so many people’s feelings.” He also announced that he had cancelled all his other performance dates in the city.