/> Reports of Adnan Sami breaking down and pleading before the service-tax officials who grilled him on Tuesday, has the singer amused and livid, and very very embarrassed.

Says Adnan, `First of all I wasn't grilled at all. The questioning was very cordial and mellow. Yes, it took time because it involved scrutiny of a lot of paper work. I had gone with all my relevant papers prepared to answer all the questions.

And I have to say Sameer Wankhede (Deputy Commissioner, Service-Tax Department) was very gracious polite and attentive. There was absolutely no stresss. Where is the question of melodrama and hysterics?`

Adnan demands to know where and how the details of what transpired during his meeting with the service-tax official.

`It was a closed-dooor private governmental meeting. How could any journalist ever know what happened there, unless someone informs them? And in this case this is obviously not the case, as a lot of mawkish drama has been added on to my meeting wuth Sameer Wankhede. `


Adnan wonders if the person he read about on Wednesday morning was actually he! `I am supposed to have broken down and pleaded for time. I am also supposed to have said I've no work except one Sanjay Gupta film. Firstly, if I had no work then what would I be doing in India?

Secondly, pleading whining for time to pay up. . . that isn't me. Those who know me are laughing their heads off. Unfortunately those who don't know me-and that's the majority of the people out there-would read this melodramatic bilge and presume I am this weakling who can't take the blows. `

Sighing deeply Adnan protests, `For the last four years my former wife has been showering harassment on me. I have not once broken down. Why would I break down in front of government officials? They are just doing their job and doing it politely. My duty is to go by the Indian laws. That's exactly what I am doing. As for turning my problems into a soap opera, I can only say I am glad I am providing entertainment to some people out there with more than just my songs. `