Music director Ramesh Narayan is facing criticism on social media for allegedly insulting actor Asif Ali. The incident took place during the trailer launch of the upcoming movie 'Manorathangal'. 

Responding to the controversy, Asif Ali said in a press conference that the support given to him should not be a hate speech against someone else.

"To be honest, I didn't want to talk about it. Supporting me should not be a hate campaign against someone else. I can understand the difficulty he is going through and that is why I am responding. Thank you all for your support since yesterday. I am indebted to all of you. While inviting him to the stage, his name was mispronounced. Perhaps he felt the slight distress that all humans have. By the time I gave momento, his leg was hurting. When it came to video, it was different. I have no problem with this. I had a high fever. Therefore, when there was a controversy yesterday, I did not know what to say. It was just a misunderstanding. It has even reached a point where it is being discussed on a religious level. There is no such thing. I spoke to him this morning. His voice broke when he spoke to me.I am happy and proud of your support. But at the same time, I am troubled by the hate campaign against him. I don't wish to see this discussion continue, Asif Ali said.

Last day, Ramesh Narayan had publicly apologized for the incident. He said that he did not know that Asif came running to give the momento and apologized to the public and Asif for the incident.

Acclaimed music director Ramesh Narayan is facing backlash after a video of him not accepting an award from Asif Ali went viral. Protests erupted in social media following allegations that Narayan insulted actor Asif Ali during the event.

The controversy sparked when Asif Ali was invited to present an award to Ramesh Narayan at the trailer launch of "Manorathangal”, a film based on MT Vasudevan Nair's series of nine stories.

Narayan did not accept the award from Asif Ali and instead asked director Jayaraj to come over. Narayan took the award from Asif Ali's hand and handed it over to Jayaraj, asking him to present the award back to him.

Social media users claim that Narayan did this to avoid interacting with Asif Ali after receiving the award. The incident, captured on video, quickly went viral on social media, sparking outrage among fans who demanded Narayan to apologise.