AP Dhillon Issues Statement On Shubh’s Reaction On Cancellation Of India Tour! Says ‘Spread Love Not Hate'

AP Dhillon has allegedly reacted to the cancellation and backlash faced by Shubh while sharing the message of love and peace

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AP Dhillon Issues Statement On Shubh’s Reaction On Cancellation Of India Tour! Says ‘Spread Love Not Hate'
AP Dhillon has seemingly issued his reaction to the pressing topic that has engulfed India and Canada following the cancellation of Shubh's Still Rollin India Tour. The music icon took to his Instagram stories and shared a message about spreading love and peace. 

Punjabi-Canadian singer-rapper Shubh’s (Shubhneet Singh) Still Rollin India Tour was cancelled after he allegedly supported the Khalistani cause. The music artist even faced backlash after he broke his silence to the same. Late Sidhu Moose Wala's Instagram page also posted about the outrage against Shubh.

Hours after Shubh’s reaction and the escalating issues, AP Dhillon has urged the fans to spread ‘love and not hate'. Taking to his Instagram stories on Friday, Dhillon wrote, “I try to stay out of all the social mania as it is clear to me that regardless of what I say or do, it is a lost cause... someone, somewhere is going to spin the narrative to their liking and create more division. As an artist it has become almost impossible to stay focussed on your craft and do what you love. I try to be mindful of everyone's sentiments but it has gotten to a point where we have to second and triple guess our every move due to fear of unintentionally fuelling even more division.” ALSO READ | Virat Kohli Unfollows Canadian Singer Shubhneet Singh, After He Faces Huge Backlash! Here’s What We Know About The Entire Controversy
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For the unaware, AP Dhillon has been living in Canada since 2015 and he recently visited India, and he further wrote, "Special interest and political groups constantly use our (artists') public image as a chess piece to further their agenda, while we are just trying to make art that helps people on individual level, regardless of their colour, race, religion, nationality, gender etc."

AP Dhillon concluded, "Spread love not hate. Let's start thinking for ourselves and not let hateful influences program our beliefs. We are ALL one. let's not let man-made social constructs divide us. Division has gotten us to this point but unity is the key to the future..."

Meanwhile, a statement of support for Shubu was shared by the late Sidhu Moose Wala's Instagram page. An excerpt from the statement read: “Sidhu consistently advocated for his people, only to be unjustly labelled a terrorist without an substantiated evidence. Regrettably, a similar fate has befallen Shubh. A single Instagram Story, posted with benevolent intentions, has unexpectedly ignited a torrent of national animosity. It raises the question of why artists hailing for minority communities seem to consistently face suich adversity, either through persecution or silencing. Music transcends caste and religion. We lost Sidhu due to this prevailing hatred. When will this end?”


The issues surfaced after BookMyShow on Wednesday announced that Shubh's Still Rollin Tour for India had been cancelled. The Indian online ticketing service in its tweet said, "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."

Shortly after which, BookMyShow faced intense backlash on social media for hosting the singer who was branded an alleged Khalistani sympathiser in the wake of his earlier posts. ALSO READ | Sidhu Moose Wala Shot DEAD: Promoting Gun Culture To Supporting Khalistan, 5 SHOCKING Controversies Involving The Late Punjabi Singer

In retrospect, Shubh had also shared a distorted map of India on Instagram stories with which he wrote, ‘Pray for Punjab’. 

Aimd the escalating issue and the intense backlash, Indian cricketer Virat Kohli and others have also unfollowed Shubh on Instagram.

In a statement posted on Instagram on Thursday, Shubh expressed disappointment at the cancellation of his India tour. He also maintained that he had been preparing for this tour for the past two months and was eagerly looking forward to performing in India.

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