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New Delhi: Widespread Canadian-Punjabi singer Shubhneet Singh aka Shubh, is going through huge backlash forward of his Mumbai live performance over his assist alleged assist to Khalistan. This comes amid strained relations between Canada and India after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged the involvement of ‘brokers of the Indian authorities’ within the killing of a distinguished Sikh separatist chief in Surrey in June.
Reportedly, Shubh posted a distorted map of India with out Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab on his Instagram account, resulting in the present outrage. Additionally, just a few days again, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP), eliminated posters selling his upcoming live performance, saying that there isn’t any place for ‘Khalistan’ supporters in Bharat.
#WATCH | Mumbai, Maharashtra: Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) members take away posters for the upcoming occasion of Canadian Singer Shubh pic.twitter.com/KkbQvkj0FG
— ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2023
Shubh’s Mumbai live performance is scheduled from September 23-25, 2023.
Within the wake of this growth and backlash, client electronics firm boAt on Tuesday mentioned it has determined to withdraw sponsorship of Canada-based Punjabi singer Shubh’s upcoming tour to India over sure remarks he made earlier this yr, in line with PTI.
“At boAt, whereas our dedication to the unbelievable music group runs deep, we’re firstly a real Indian model. Subsequently, after we turned conscious of the remarks made by artist Shubh earlier this yr, we selected to withdraw our sponsorship from the tour,” the corporate mentioned in a publish on social media platform X.
— boAt (@RockWithboAt) September 19, 2023
Cricketer Virat Kohli had lately unfollowed Shubh on social media app Instagram.
In the meantime, India rejected Justin Trudeau’s allegations, describing it as ‘absurd’ and ‘motivated’.
(With PTI Inputs)
