According to local media report Ghulam Ali stated “I have cancelled all my future concerts in India, will never come back to India. I will not perform until things settle down. I’m hurt by recent incidents in India. As of now I have decided not to come to India. Indian fans have been very supportive. I’m a singer, I will talk about music, not politics”.

This is the second time one of his concerts has been cancelled in India. The first was cancelled due to threats made by the right wing Hindu party Shiv Sena, who stated that no Pakistani artist would be allowed to perform in India, as part of the death anniversary tribute to singer Jagjit Singh.

During protesting Shiv Sena supporters were reported to have been heard saying that they don’t want to build any cultural bond with Pakistan. His concert was previously scheduled to be held in New Delhi on November 8.