Music to the ears

Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali's concert in Mumbai was cancelled on Wednesday after Shiv Sena, part of the ruling alliance in Maharastra, threatened to disrupt it. The party said it would not allow artistes from Pakistan to perform in the city while India continued to be threatened by terror originating in that country. The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi lost no time in hitting out at the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party over the issue. Delhi Culture Minister Kapil Mishra tweeted the singer was welcome to perform in Delhi. "Sad that #GhulamAli is not being allowed in Mumbai, I invite him to come to Delhi and do the concert. Music has no boundaries. #BanTheBan," he posted. AAP national spokesperson Preeti Sharma added: "We have immense respect for his talent and his spirit of universal love and would like him to give India a chance to atone for the insult caused by the small-minded, political opportunism of the Shiv Sena and the BJP."