Indian male singer in burqa row.

Who are we to judge what he did was right or wrong. Allah knows best.

His intentions were sincere - were they not?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6244420.stm

A popular Bollywood male singer has apologised for wearing a burqa to pray in a famous Muslim shrine in India.

Himesh Reshammiya said he was sorry if people were “offended” by his dressing as a woman to enter the Ajmer shrine.

The shrine’s prayer attendants have defended the singer, saying he put the burqa on because he wanted to offer prayers without being mobbed by fans.
The shrine of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Hassan Chishti, a medieval Muslim saint, dominates the town of Ajmer.

The shrine draws followers from across India’s faiths, including Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Parsees and Jains.

Reshammiya created a stir at the shrine on Tuesday night when some devotees spotted him in a burqa. They took it up with the prayer attendants.

‘Honourable’

The singer said that he had come to offer prayers for the success of his upcoming film wearing his normal clothes.

But he changed into a burqa after he was mobbed by fans at the gate, and slipped in through a different entrance.

Chief prayer attendant Sarwar Chisti said Reshammiya’s intentions had been honourable.

“He changed his dress only to avoid the crowds. He wanted to pray in peace,” he said.

The singer said he apologised if anybody had felt “offended” by his action.
Last year, Bollywood starlet Katrina Kaif was criticised by devotees for entering the shrine in a skirt.

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i moved this to world entertainment. since there is another thread on the same topic maybe the mods here can merge?

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^ should have moved it to the Jokes section.

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^:rotfl:

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:hehe:

Stop!

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lol

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Bollywood Celebs go to Mazar for the success of their films?

Never heard this one before

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Off course...mazar is no place for a bona fide muslim to be at...so leave it for the non-muslims to frequent the bhang joint(s)...

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the guy never seizes to amaze us w/ his antics :D

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