NEW DELHI: Actor Anupam Kher today alleged that Pakistan denied him a visa to attend a literary festival in Karachi, while the Pakistan High Commission said Kher never submitted any application for the purpose, Times of India reported.
Kher claimed only he had been singled out of the 18 delegates who applied for the visa. "I am very sad and disappointed that out of 18 participants, 17 were given visa and I was denied," Kher told news agency ANI.
Reacting to reports, the Pakistan High Commission said that Kher never submitted any application for the visa.
Kher is scheduled to attend a session at the Karachi Literary Festival on February 5. The 60-year-old actor, who was awarded the Padma Bhushan recently, has been a vocal supporter of the BJP-led government at the Centre.
Last weekend, Kher and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor were involved in a war of words on Twitter over the veteran actor's comment that he is scared to openly say he is a Hindu.
Posting a link of Kher's recent TV interview, Tharoor tweeted, "Come on Anupam. I say it all the time. I'm a proud Hindu. Just not the Sangh's kind of Hindu. @AnupamPkher."
This did not go down well with the 60-year-old actor, who called Tharoor a "Congi Chamcha" (Congress stooge). "Come on Shashi. Never thought you will misinterpret my statement like trolls do. And behave like a Congi Chamcha."
