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Updated February 17th, 2019 at 14:10 IST

MNS asks music companies to drop Pakistani singers in the wake of Pulwama terror attack

Following the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF Jawans were killed, the film wing of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on February 16 asked music label companies to stop working with Pakistani singers.

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Following the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF Jawans were killed, the film wing of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on February 16 asked music label companies to stop working with Pakistani singers.

"We have verbally communicated to Indian music companies like T-Series, Sony Music, Venus, Tips Music etc to not work with Pakistani singers. These companies should stop it immediately or we will take action in our own style," Amey Khopkar, head of the MNS Chitrapat Sena told PTI.

Read: Navjot Singh Sidhu Asked To Leave 'The Kapil Sharma Show' After Remarks On Pulwama Terror Attack, Archana Puran Singh To Replace Him

Recently, Bhushan Kumar's T-Series had collaborated with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Atif Aslam for two different singles.

"They have removed their songs (from the company's YouTube channel) post our warning," Khopkar claimed. In 2016, after the Uri attacks, the Raj Thackeray-led party had similarly set a 48-hour deadline for all Pakistani artists working in India to leave the country.

40 CRPF Jawans were martyred on Thursday as the convoy they were travelling in, on the Jammu-Srinagar highway, was attacked by a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden car. The Pakistan-backed Jaish-e-Mohammad has claimed responsibility for what has become the worst terror attack on the forces in many decades, drawing condemnation from across the world. 

Read: WATCH: Navjot Sidhu Absolves Pakistan Of Pulwama Terror Attack And Bats For Dialogue, Says 'terrorists Have No Nation'

India has revoked Pakistan's Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status and also approached diplomatic missions of numerous countries to isolate Pakistan globally. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that there is incontrovertible evidence of Pakistan's hand being behind the attack, while PM Modi has assured that the sacrifices of the CRPF Jawans would not go in vain, and that a free hand has been given to the security forces to avenge the attack.

The CRPF has posted a heartrending graphic of the 40 bravehearts who were martyred:

 

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Published February 17th, 2019 at 13:49 IST

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