The cultural wing of the CPN- Maoist, a splinter faction of CPN-Maoist Center, expressed serious reservations over a musical show in Nepal which is to feature Salman Khan. It is reported that the Maoist party in Nepal has demanded the cancellation of the musical show which will also feature Bollywood stars like Sonakshi Sinha and Prabhudeva.
The party, in a statement issued on Tuesday, described 'Da-Bangg - The Tour' as an “expansion of Indian cultural intervention” on Nepali soil. It urged all nationalist and patriotic forces to stop “Western and Indian cultural interventions”.“The function has the hidden objective to measure the sensitivity of the Nepalese people about their nationality. So we urge it to be cancelled immediately. We know he (Salman) is popular but any kind of cultural attack is not acceptable,” the statement said. Salman even took to his Twitter handle to post that he was excited to go to Nepal for the tour. Here's what his post looked like:
The CPN- Maoist also attacked the sponsors of the show, most of them, liquor brands. “In a way, the programme is also promoting liquor which is not acceptable to us. We are against all kinds of globalisation bids,” the statement said. Salman Khan and the other celebrities are expected to perform during the show, which will be held at Tundhikel in the heart of Kathmandu. Some top Nepalese artists and 110 other singers and dancers from Bollywood are also expected to be part of the show. Organisers are expecting an audience of 30,000 for the show, whose tickets are priced from 3,000 to 30,000 Nepali rupees. Sohail Khan's production house is bringing Salman Khan to Kathmandu and reports have suggested the cost of mounting the show is 50 million Nepali rupees. The CPN- Maoist also opposed the decision to hold the show at the Nepal Army Pavilion in Tundhikhel, one of the largest open spaces in Kathmandu. “It is not acceptable for us to have a function of foreigners at the Nepal Army Pavilion. We challenge the Nepal Army to prove the logic behind providing space to a foreign actor when it does not allow Nepali political parties to hold mass meetings in the same pavilion,” they said.
