NEW DELHI – Singer Adnan Sami has claimed that his staff were mistreatedand called “Indian dogs” at the Kuwait airport immigration.
According to *Hindustan Times*link>,Sami, who was in Kuwait for a live performance, claimed that the Kuwaitiairport immigration behaved arrogantly and mistreated his staff for noreason.
Sami immediately took to Twitter and informed the Indian embassy in Kuwait.
“We came to your city with love and our Indian brethren embraced us withit. You gave no support. Kuwaiti airport immigration mistreated my stafffor no reason and called them ‘Indian dogs’! When you were contacted, youdid nothing! How dare the Kuwaitis behave like this with arrogance.”
The singer later tagged Union Home Affairs Minister Rajnath Singh andExternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
Sushma Swaraj acknowledged Sami’s message, and asked him to “Please speakto me on phone.”
Later, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju wrote to Sami,assuring him that the “most dynamic” Sushma Swaraj was looking into thematter.
The singer replied to the tweet, thanking the government for the swiftresponse.
Sami previously held a Pakistani passport and received Indian citizenshipin 2015.