Now, VHP wants Pak singer Shafqat Ali's Bengaluru event cancelled

September 28, 2016 14:14

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has opposed Pakistani singer Shafqat Amanat Ali's Bengaluru event on September 30. The VHP says the Pakistani singer's performance is an insult to martyrs.

The VHP has written a letter to the Bengaluru police to cancel the show of the Mitwa singer, as hosting him would be mean disrespecting the jawaans killed in the Uri attacks.

The letter (written in Kannada) read like this, "On September 18, the Pakistan terrorists attacked our soldiers , we are out to declare Pakistan as a terrorist state. In this context, a Pakistani singer performing in the country, it is an insult to our brace soldiers and their families. We request that this anti-national show is cancelled and kindly consider our appeal. If not, we will fight against them."

This comes straight after Raj Thackeray's MNS gave Fawad Khan and other Pakistani artistes a 48-hour warning to leave the country or face the consequences.

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