After the ticket reserving app confronted a boycott name on social media, BookMyShow on Wednesday cancelled Punjabi- Canadian singer Shubhneet Singh’s India tour for internet hosting a singer who’s allegedly a Khalistani sympathiser.
In a publish on X, previously often known as Twitter, BookMyShow stated it is going to do a whole refund of the tickets inside 7-10 days. “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 shoppers who had bought tickets for the show.
The refund will probably be mirrored inside 7-10 working days within the buyer’s supply account of the unique transaction,” it stated.
 #UninstallBookMyShow was trending
Earlier within the day, a #UninstallBookMyShow was trending on X with some calling Shubh, because the singer is popularly often known as, a ‘Khalistani’ and supporter of separatist leaders.
This adopted a diplomatic row between India and Canada that noticed every expelling a senior diplomat. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged New Delhi’s hand within the killing of Sikh separatist chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, in British Columbia in June this 12 months. India shortly dismissed Canada’s assertion as absurd.
Deteriorating India-Canada ties
The row has worsened the already poor relations between the 2 international locations and thrown chilly water on commerce talks, which have been paused. Shubh is an upcoming Punjabi rapper who rose to fame as a result of giant variety of streams on Instagram reels of his music ‘Still Rollin’.Â
The singer launched his first breakout single ‘We Rollin’ in 2021 and as of 2023, it has reached greater than 201 million views on YouTube. He just lately launched his debut album ‘Still Rollin’ and introduced his first-ever India tour starring in 10 totally different cities and a cruise this 12 months. BookMyShow was a sponsor of the Indian tour.
(With PTI inputs)Â
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