Social media influencer Ken Doll aka Adnan Zafar has issued an apology after finding himself in the middle of a major clash with other content creators for posting a promotional video in collaboration with the Punjab government.

 

As per the details, Zafar had in his video raved about how a province with “someone as beautiful as Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz running it, had to of course, be advancing very well”.

 

After he was called out for comparing good governance with beauty by other influencers, including Ansar and Gram by Noor, he lashed back and threatened them, saying that he could break eyeglasses, which Ansar said was in reference to the glasses he was wearing, and pull wires out of teeth, which seemed to be in reference to Noor's braces.

 

The Current made a compilation on the issue that can be viewed below.

 

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Zafar’s response stirred further controversy as several influencers jumped in saying that his attitude and reaction were demeaning and not okay. 

 

Amid severe backlash, he deleted his previous videos and shared to his Instagram account an apology on Thursday night.

 

In the video, he said there are two sides to every story. Everyone has opinions and everyone has a choice on how they would like to respond, either in a positive way or a negative way, he added.

 

“I believe my response was not the right one," Zafar said, adding that people were very hurt.

 

The influencer said that he got a lot of comments and messages and he has nothing to hide. And so, he added, he was asking for forgiveness just like a younger brother or friend.

 

Zafar also said that his community on social media was like a big family and he should be a responsible member of that family.

 

The video has so far been lauded by his followers and many celebrities, including Hania Aamir, Anushay Ashraf and Faryal Makhdoom.