Punjabi Singer Shankar Sahney defers Canada Tour amid unpleasant environment for performing

Punjabi Singer Shankar Sahney defers Canada Tour amid unpleasant environment for
performing

With the unpleasant environment prevailing in Canada, Punjabi Singer Shankar Sahney has deferred his Canada Tour.
The singer was scheduled to perform in Canada in October,

This unpleasant environment has occured in the midst of the India-Canada ties which has hit an all time low after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the “agents of the Indian government” in Sikh activist Hardeep Nijjar’s killing.

However, India rubbished his statement and also suspended visa services for their nationals, citing “security threats”.

After postponing his Canada tour, Shankar also reportedly reacted to the controversy over Canada-based Punjabi singer-rapper Shubh. A few days back, Shubh had shared a distorted map of India. He has been receiving hate for his post and his tour was also cancelled.

Shankar is best known for his Punjabi albums like Yaari Yaari, Internet Pe Karna Baat, Aj Nachnon Nahin Hatna, Munda Chaa Gaya and others.

Meanwhile, as per Shankar an artist like Shubh should not get involved in such controversies because singers earn name and fame through their art. Such incidents will increase the enmity between the two communities there.

The India tour of Shubh was canceled on September 20. After facing backlash on social media, Shubh released a long statement on Instagram and said he was “extremely disheartened” with the cancellation of his India tour.

Shubh terms India as his country and saying that his “ancestors and Gurus did not blink an eye” when it came to sacrificing for the country’s freedom.

In a statement, the Punjabi Singer claimed that “India is
his country too and he was born here. It is the land of his Gurus and his ancestors who didn’t even blink an eye to sacrifice for the freedom of this land, for its glory, and for the family. And Punjab is his soul and Punjab is in his blood. Whatever he is today, is because of being a Punjabi.

News Edit K.V.Raman