Shiv Sena activists today staged a demonstration near the venue of the concert of Pakistani ghazal legend Ghulam Ali who has a huge fan following in Kerala.
The Sena activists, who had demanded cancellation of Ali's programme in the wake of the Pathankot terror strike linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed, were stopped nearby the venue by the police.
Water cannons were used to disperse around 200 Sena activists who burnt a Pakistan flag as a mark of protest, police said.
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Ali, whose concert in Mumbai had to be cancelled last year following protests by the Sena, was accorded a public reception here yesterday, attended by a galaxy of state leaders, including state Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.
Ali is also scheduled to perform in Kozhikode district on January 17.
He is in Kerala at the invitation of socio-cultural organisation 'Swaralaya'. The programmes were arranged in association with Grand Kerala Shopping Festival Directorate.
