Pakistani singer
Atif Aslam, who has given numerous
Bollywood hit numbers, took to his social media to criticize the decision by the Indian government to revoke the special status to Jammu and
Kashmir by scrapping
Article 370. In his latest twitter post, Atif wrote that he strongly condemns the violence and tyranny being conducted against the Kashmiris, in reference to the Indian government's decision.
The singer took to his Twitter handle and wrote, "Happy to share something very big with all of you.
Inshallah, I’ll be leaving soon for the most important journey of my life. Before departing for Hajj, I would like to ask for everyone’s forgiveness, be it fans, family, friends. Apologies for hurting anyone’s sentiments. kindly keep me in your prayers.”
Atif further added, "Also I strongly condemn the violence and tyranny being conducted against the Kashmiris. May Allah bless lives of the innocent in #Kashmir and all over the world.”
His reaction has been met with strong criticism by netizens, especially from Indian users who burst down on the singer for his comments.
On August 5, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi's government decided to repeal Article 370 of the Constitution, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The government also decided to bifurcate the state into two Union Territories - the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir which will have a legislature and second, the union territory of Ladakh, which will be without a legislature.