Such performers will do anything for money in any part of the world Ashoke Pandit blasts Mika Singh after his apology to FWICE

22 Aug 2019

SingerMika Singh, whose career facedan imminent ban after hewas caught performing ata wedding in Pakistan, facedthe wrathofthe Federation OfWestern India Cine Employees (FWICE) before being made to apologize publicly at apress meetinMumbaionThursday afternoon. AshokePandit, Chief AdviseroftheFWICE,reveals, Quite frankly, we are not convincedbyMikas public display ofrepentance (for performing in Pakistan). They couldbe crocodile tears. Such performers will do anything for money inany partoftheworld. How do weknow he wont go back to Pakistanonceall theuproar haddied down? AngrilyPanditsays, WesummonedMika Singh. He arrived withdozensofbulliesto show his strength. Weasked him to drop his act of bravado and faceup to alifelong ban. Wealsoreminded him that weknewwhere the funds for these stage shows all over the worldfeaturing Indian and Pakistani artistes are suspected to come from. SaysPandit, Could be. But we arenota legallysanctioned organization. Wecan only send out a strongsignal in the film industry about what we feel to be the morally right stance in a situationlike Mikas. Inthat, we succeeded in a big way. Afterthe sound dressing-downMikaSingh apparently dropped his aggressive actandmeekly agreedto comply with whatever theFederation decided. We made it very clear tohimthat we werenot convinced by hisinsincere apology.We insisted ona publicmedia-covered apology so that his statementofregret would be on record. We now dareMikato cross the border again, saysPanditangrily.