Singh, popular for his hip-hop dance tracks, is scheduled to perform in Houston on August 12, ahead of the independence days of Pakistan and India on August 14 and 15 respectively.
In the run-up to his show, he posted a video on the Internet, urging his fans and supporters from India and Pakistan to join the celebration. In the video, he could be seen with a local Pakistani-origin promoter of his show.
They say the video comes across as a "cruel joke" in the wake of the ceasefire violations by Pakistan on the LoC, resulting in "deaths of innocent civilians and the armed forces personnel."
"Celebrating India's Independence Day is for those who believe in India and its freedom and democracy...It can never happen with Pakistan, and not when they are are sponsoring and supporting Pakistani terrorist on the Indian soil," Ramesh Shah, a prominent Indian-American philanthropist and the winner of the 2017 Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Award, told PTI.
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An Indian-American business executive and founder of the JVB Preksha Meditation Centre, Houston, said: "We are two separate countries and have been celebrating our independence days separately. Moreover, India and Pakistan are not on good terms. If they have to be celebrated together, it has to be left to the Prime Ministers' of India and Pakistan to decide that."
Jugal Malani, business owner and social activist, said: "What Mika says doesn't make sense. Terrorism is being played out on our Indian borders and here we want to celebrate Independence Day together. It is not the right thing to do. We cannot have both - terrorism and friendship."
Amee Patel, president Gujrat Samaj, Houston, said: "I do not agree with the statement released by Mika Singh."
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