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VHP, Bajrang Dal urge Bengaluru Police to stop Pak singer Shafqat Amanat Ali from performing

News Agencies | Updated on: 11 February 2017, 5:46 IST

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal on 28 September urged the Bengaluru Police to deny permission to Pakistani singer Shafqat Amanat Ali to perform on 30 September.

This comes after the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) issued a threat to Pakistani actors and artists to leave India post the Uri attack.

The MNS earlier on 28 September asserted that they were not against any individual, but "cannot separate nation and art".

On 27 September, members of the Raj Thackeray-led MNS staged a protest outside the production house of director-producer Karan Johar, leading to the arrest of around 15 of them.

Pakistani actor Fawad Khan on 27 September left India before the release of his upcoming Karan Johar flick 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' on 28 October.

According to Pakistani media, a source from Dharma Productions said that the 'Khoobsurat' actor has left India as his wife is about to deliver a baby in September.

India has blamed Pakistan for the attack as probe agencies reportedly recovered weapons and ammunition bearing Pakistani insignia from the site. Meanwhile, the Shiv Sena has also targeted the promotions of Fawad Khan's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Mahira Khan's Raees, saying that filmmakers and producers 'should not cast Pakistanis in their films'.

-ANI

First published: 28 September 2016, 2:46 IST