Anupam kher expresses angst, sorrow after pakistan’s visa denial
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Anupam Kher said he was hurt and upset after his visa application was denied just days before he was due to attend a literary festival in Pakistan. In a press conference just hours after
news broke, the veteran Bollywood actor asked why he was singled out from a group of 18 people, due to attend the Karachi Literature Festival. > I am not angry with anybody. I am hurt and
upset. I want to know the > reason why I was singled out among 18 people... I guess it is > because I am a Kashmiri Pandit. ANUPAM KHER Kher added he wasn’t trying to offend any
parties. He also claimed it was the third time he was denied the visa. His visa documents were ready for the past 15 days. > I did not personally ask for a visa, the organizers of Karachi
> Literature Festival did...The organizer of the Karachi lit fest said > that government officials told her not to invite Anupam Kher. I > don’t know why... I am capable of dealing
with my own life, but I > request the Indian government to take this up and yet continue peace > dialogue with Pakistan. Kher said he wanted to go to Pakistan to talk about his
country and that he would definitely go if he was granted the visa. Published: 02 Feb 2016, 6:16 PM IST