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Jagjit Singh, Abhijeet: Ban Pak singers!
2008
Jagjit Singh and Abhijeet met Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on April 3 to demand the government ban Pakistani singers from performing in India.
"We had an hour-long chat with the deputy prime minister and he listened to us attentively. Advaniji told us he was not aware of some of the facts we had brought to his knowledge. His response was positive," the two singers later claimed at a hurriedly summoned press conference at The Press Club of India, New Delhi.
Singh, who was conferred the Padma Vibhushan by President A P J Abdul Kalam, said it was a matter of deep regret that Indian singers like Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle were not invited to perform in Pakistan while Pakistani singers come to India and earn fame and money.
"The Indian high commission in Pakistan invited me for the Republic Day celebrations in 1980. That was the only time I performed there. An ISI [Inter Services Intelligence] agent kept an eye on us and, after 15 days, we were told to pack up and leave. It was only when I was leaving Pakistan that I realised the man was a senior ISI officer -- everyone saluted him when he came to see me off," Singh added.
While Pakistan-sponsored terrorists were gunning down innocents in Kashmir and carrying out massacres,doing bomblast etc he said Indian television channels were busy airing songs of Pakistani singers.
Abhijeet drew attention to 'a singer from Pakistan' who was minting money in India. No one seems to be concerned about that, he claimed. "Income tax officials raid the houses of top film stars and harass them. Nobody has asked this singer even once where the money is coming from and how much he paid those who have made so-called friendly appearances in his video albums. The video albums are being funded from across the border."
He added if the government could ban cricketing ties between India and Pakistan because it would hurt the sentiments of soldiers, cultural exchange programmes should also be discontinued till Indian singers are allowed to perform in Pakistan. The two singers were supported by Vijay Kumar Malhotra, the government's official spokesperson in Parliament, who told rediff.com, "If we can stop playing cricket with Pakistan on emotional grounds, because Pakistan has been sponsoring terrorism from across the border, we should also stop our cultural links with Pakistan."
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Interview with Sir Jagjit singh
"The Indian high commission in Pakistan invited me for the Republic Day celebrations in 1980. That was the only time I performed there. An ISI [Inter Services Intelligence] agent kept an eye on us and, after 15 days, we were told to pack up and leave. It was only when I was leaving Pakistan that I realised the man was a senior ISI officer -- everyone saluted him when he came to see me off," Jagjit Singh added.
>■After the terrorist attack in Mumabi, how should Bollywood treat Pakistani singers since the terrorists were trained across the border?
Bollywood should ban them. That's all. It is as simple as washing your hands after using the toilet. India should ban or cut all relationships with Pakistan as soon as possible. Some Pakistanis come with weapons comes to India on one hand, to earn money and fame and on the other hand with In hand with weapons and some of them come to make money and become famous. Ek taraf zakham dete hai, dusri ore marham lagate hai. They come to India earn money and don't even pay tax to our country. Then what's the point of giving them a platform here?
>■But Pakistani singers are said to be very good.
Hahaha! I should tell you that shouting loudly does not make anyone a singer. Every one is not Mehendi Hasanji. There is another very popular singer whose name I can't remember figure if it is girl or a guy singing.....(I THINK Jagjit jee means its Atif Aslam .. who sings from nostrils thakele awaz) There are so many good singers in India so why bring them from Pakistan? Getting 'imported product' is the fashion in India, because singing talent from Pakistan is imported. No need to give them a place to stay or chance to stay because they don't even pay taxes. India is calling people from Pakistan that's why they are killing us. History stands testimony to the fact that of Indians welcomed the British to India and then hey ruled us for 200 years. So why are you allowing any Pakistanis to enter India? Government should strictly end all relations with Pakistan and Bollywood should boycott Pakistani artists.
>■Which Pakistani singer are you pointing to? Is it Adnan Sami?
No, no woh toh galti se singer ban gaya. He had come here to become an actor and by mistake he became a singer. He can't even sing. People like him should be sent back to Pakistan to work there because they make money in India and send it to Pakistan.