Shubh ‘Khalistan’ Controversy: Things You Might Still Be Unaware About The Whole Fiasco – From Brands Withdrawing Their Partnership To Country Tours Getting Cancelled
Shubh is accused of allegedly being involved in the Khalistani movement and is now getting cancelled by brands following the backlash online.
Shubh ‘Khalistan’ Controversy: Things You Might Still Be Unaware About The Whole Fiasco – Read On (Picture Credit: Instagram)
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The Canada-based Punjabi singer Shubh has been making headlines after he shared a controversial distorted map of India on his Instagram handle, which had Punjab, North East and Jammu & Kashmir missing from it and for obvious reasons, this didn’t go well with the people of the country. We bring you three highlights from his ‘Khalistan’ controversy, where fans are allegedly accusing him of his involvement in the movement, and he’s been getting cancelled by brands. Scroll below to read the scoop.
Shubhneet Singh goes by Shubh as his stage name and is one of the most popular Punjabi artists in the world. His songs became a rage on social media, including Elevated, Cheques and Still Rollin topping the charts worldwide.
Here are three highlights on Shubh’s Khalistani controversy that you need to know:
BookMyShow took to their official Twitter handle and shared, “Singer Shubhneet Singh’s Still Rollin Tour for India stands cancelled. To that end, BookMyShow has initiated a complete refund of the ticket amount for all consumers who had purchased tickets for the show. The refund will be reflected within 7-10 working days in the customer’s source account of the original transaction.”
Singer Shubhneet Singh’s Still Rollin Tour for India stands cancelled. To that end, BookMyShow has initiated a complete refund of the ticket amount for all consumers who had purchased tickets for the show. The refund will be reflected within 7-10 working days in the customer’s…
The move came after Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of BJP, protested against the singer’s sharing a distorted map of India on his Instagram handle. He was supposed to perform in Mumbai from September 23-25 as part of the Cruise Control 4.0 event, organised aboard the Cordelia Cruise.
Boat Cancelling The Sponsorship:
The Boat is one of the most widely-selling companies in India that offers a huge range of earbuds, headphones, earphones and wireless speakers and has a long-going sponsorship with Shubh. But post his alleged involvement in the Khalistani movement, the brand decided to withdraw its sponsorship and shared the same on X, formerly known as Twitter.
A while ago, Virat Kohli answered a fan’s question about his favourite singer in the comments and mentioned Shubh’s name. However, after the Elevated singer shared the distorted map of India, the cricketer decided to unfollow him on Instagram, followed by fellow cricketers KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya.
Virat Kohli has unfollowed Khalistani Canadian rapper and singer Shubh on Instagram.
Khalistani Canadian rapper and singer Shubhneet Singh, better known by his stage name Shubh, had earlier shared a distorted map of India, which did not include J&K, North-East, Punjab.
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