Published 19:35 IST, September 3rd 2019
Adnan Sami's patriotic reply on not having UK citizenship, a must-see
Adnan Sami, who has time and again received flak on social media by Pakistani users for being a proud Indian citizen displayed his love for the country
Pakistani-origin singer Adnan Sami, who has time and again received flak on social media by Pakistani users for being a proud Indian citizen, took to his Twitter handle to display his patriotism towards the country. A user took to social media asking him why he does not have a UK citizenship, given the fact that he was born there. Responding to it, Sami replied that he loves India.
Adnan displays his patriotism:
Sami was born in London to a Pakistani diplomat father and his mother was from Jammu and Kashmir. The singer relocated to India in the late 1990s and took Indian nationality on January 1, 2016, after giving up his Pakistani citizenship.
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Prior incident:
On August 14 (Pakistan's Independence Day), a user asked Adnan Sami why he doesn't tweet on India's Independence Day, to which he said, he will on August 15. Sami gave it back to the troll with an example of Jinnah.
Sami's account gets hacked
Back in June, singer Adnan Sami's Twitter account was allegedly hacked on Tuesday by Ayyildiz Tim, the same Turkish hacker group, Ayyildiz Tim, which attacked megastar Amitabh Bachchan's microblogging page a day ago.
Similar to how Bachchan's profile was compromised, the group replaced Sami's profile picture with a photo of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and changed the bio, adding "Ayyildiz Tim Love Pakistan" with an emoji of Pakistani and Turkish flags.Sami previously held a Pakistani passport and received Indian citizenship in 2015. The group had previously hacked Twitter accounts of actors Shahid Kapoor and Anupam Kher among others as well.
READ: Adnan Sami Hammers Pakistan, Exposes The Country Saying ‘against Pak Army Which Has Provoked Wars’
On the professional front:
Filmmaker Mira Nair is collaborating with playback singer Adnan Sami for a Broadway production of her 2001 film "Monsoon Wedding". Nair is making a musical stage version of her critically acclaimed film, which centered around a dysfunctional Indian family as they prepare for their daughter's wedding. The film featured Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shah, and Vasundhara Das."The movie is being recreated for the US stage audience as a lavish mainstream Broadway musical extravaganza with the lead played by the versatile singer Adnan Sami," a source close to the project said.
(With inputs from agencies)
Updated 19:54 IST, September 3rd 2019