A protest erupted at an event in Patna when the folk singer Devi sang "Ishwar Allah tero naam (Ishwar and Allah are your names)" lines from the bhajan 'Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram'. The singer issued an apology after protesters forced her to stop singing the bhajan. The event was being held to commemorate the life of ex-PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.