Mumbai concert cancelled Ghulam Ali ‘hurt’

The Shiv Sena Wednesday forced the cancellation by Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali, who had been scheduled to perform as a tribute at the Shanmukhananda Hall Friday in Mumbai on his fourth death anniversary.

This prompted Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to intercede and call Sena’s activities “unlucky”.

“My government is prepared to give complete protection to Ali’s concert in Mumbai. It’s unlucky to sweep up a world class, well-known ghazal singer into Indo Pakistan politics… Pakistan artists are consistently welcome. Our singers and perform and celebrities additionally visit Pakistan. We have to value the culture and ability of each other. Fadnavis said.

I am not mad but really injured. I’ve constantly got love in India,” Ali told NDTV. The past time was nearly six months ago to pay homage to Indian shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan. “It constantly surprises me, the level of love people have for me and my music.

On Wednesday, the film industry arm, the Chitrapat Sena, of the Sena submitted a letter to administrators of Shanmukhananda Hall, requesting them to cancel the function. We won’t let Pakistanis to come and perform on our land,” Chitrapat Sena Akshay Badrapurkar, who headed a delegation to the hall, said. They threatened to start a “Sena-design” protest if their demand wasn’t fulfilled.

Aadesh Bandekar, a TV artiste and also a detailed associate of Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, said that while the party values the ability of these from over the edge, it “won’t permit citizens of Pakistan to work here and earn money”.

Randhir Ranjan Roy, creator and company head of Mumbai-based Panache Media, which has organized three Ghulam Ali concerts in India before, took the choice to cancel the concert after assembly Thackeray Wednesday. “Thackeray ji said he adores Ghulam Ali ghazals, also, but one must comprehend he is a Pakistani artiste and edge pressures should be taken seriously. A show like this feels like we’re simply pampering Pakistan with it. Four Indian Armymen were killed lately.

The hall’s manager Leo Francis, also, said, “we’ve told the organisers the programme stands cancelled.” People who purchased the tickets will be given a refund.

PTI includes: As far as Pakistan is concerned, our policy is quite constructive, very favorable. When Indian artistes go to Pakistan, they don’t come across such resistance.”