All India Cine Workers Association (AICWA) on Tuesday banned singer Mika Singh for performing at an event in Karachi, Pakistan.
The event in Pakistan was organised by a close relative of former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf.
The film body, in a statement said that it had boycotted the singer’s association with the film production houses, music companies and online music content providers. The association said that it will make sure no one in India works with the singer and if anyone does, they will face legal consequences in the court of law.
“AICWA takes a stand of immediately boycotting all his association with movie production houses, music companies and online music content providers,” AICWA President Suresh Shyamlal Gupta had stated in a statement.
“When the tension between the countries is at the peak, Mika Singh puts money above the nation’s pride,” it said.
AICWA also sought the intervention of Information and Broadcasting ministry in the matter.
