Punjabi-Canadian rapper Shubhneet Singh, also referred to as Shubh, is presently going through a big backlash over a controversial social media submit. This controversy comes at a time when there may be diplomatic pressure between India and Canada.

Meanwhile, the rapper’s ‘Still Rollin India tour’ has been canceled because of allegations of his assist for the Khalistan trigger.

In an announcement posted on his Instagram account, Shubhneet Singh expressed deep disappointment on the cancellation of his India tour. He talked about that he had been diligently making ready for this tour for the previous two months and was eagerly trying ahead to performing in India.

Taking to his web page on Instagram, the rapper posted, “As a young rapper-singer hailing from Punjab, it was my life’s dream to put my music on an international dais. But the recent happenings have tumbled my hard work and progress, and I wanted to say a few words to express my dismay and sorrow.”

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“I’m extremely disheartened by the cancellation of my tour in India. I was highly amped up and enthusiastic to perform in my country, in front of my people. The preparations were in full swing and I was practicing with my heart and soul for the last two months. And I was very excited, happy, and ready to perform. But I guess destiny had some other plans,” he added in his submit.

Terming India as his nation, he stated his “ancestors and Gurus did not blink an eye” when it got here to creating sacrifices for the nation’s freedom.

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“India is MY country too. I was born here. It is the land of my GURUS and my ANCESTORS, who didn’t even blink an eye to make sacrifices for the freedom of this land, for its glory, and for the family. And Punjab is my soul, Punjab is in my blood. Whatever I am today, I am because of being a Punjabi,” he added in his Instagram submit.

In response to the controversy surrounding his earlier submit that had sparked anger, Shubhneet defined that his unique intention was to supply prayers for Punjab because of stories of electrical energy shutdowns within the state. He emphasised that he didn’t have any intention of inflicting offence or hurting anybody’s emotions.

The singer expressed that the accusations made towards him had a profound influence on him, affecting him deeply.

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Additionally, it was introduced by BookMyShow on Wednesday that Shubhneet’s ‘Still Rollin Tour for India’ had been cancelled.

In a submit shared on X, BookMyShow acknowledged, “Singer Shubhneet Singh’s Still Rollin Tour for India stands cancelled. To that finish, BookMyShow has initiated a whole refund of the ticket quantity for all customers who had bought tickets for the present. The refund can be mirrored inside 7-10 working days within the buyer’s supply account of the unique transaction.”

The ticket-booking app confronted a social media backlash for internet hosting a singer who had been branded as an alleged sympathizer of the Khalistani motion within the aftermath of his earlier controversial submit.

Earlier, on Wednesday, #UninstallBookMyShow began trending on X with some customers calling Shubh a ‘Khalistani’.

The rapper had posted a distorted map of India on his Instagram tales with the caption “Pray for Punjab,” which was a possible set off for the controversy.

Reportedly, Indian cricket star Virat Kohli unfollowed Shubhneet on Instagram in response to the backlash.

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The diplomatic relations between India and Canada grew to become strained when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, on Monday, accused the Indian authorities of being concerned within the deadly taking pictures of wished Khalistan chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar. This accusation additional escalated tensions between the 2 international locations.

India, nonetheless, rejected the allegations levelled by the Trudeau administration, terming them “absurd” and “motivated”.

(With inputs from ANI)