He has previously encouraged his followers to vote for conservative and hard-line figures in the 2017 presidential elections, sparking debate and controversy. But in recent years, Tataloo has been critical of the Iranian government, which have banned his music, deeming it Westernised and immoral. In 2013, Tatalou was arrested by Iran's morality police and later released. Then, in 2016, he was arrested and imprisoned, reportedly on charges of spreading depravity among youth.