Veteran singer Asha Bhosle deletes ‘abusive followers’ on Twitter, upsets Pakistanis

Veteran singer Asha Bhosle

Legendary singer Asha Bhosle courted controversy on Friday after she deleted a few “abusive followers” from her Twitter handle. “Didn’t know so many abusive kutte were following me Deleted all. Doodh ka doodh pani ka pani Guess my fellow artistes facing same problem (sic),” she tweeted.

There appeared to be some confusion among her other followers as many thought that Bhosle’s tweet was directed at Pakistanis. Bhonsle, however, clarified that — Pakistani or not — anyone can be abusive. “I said abusive kutte. Did I say Pakistani ? So Why are Pakistanis upset ? Anyone can be abusive,” she wrote.

Amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, social media users from both sides of the border have been virtually at war. Last week, an MNS-affiliate issued an ultimatum to all Pakistani artistes working in India to leave the country. It threatened to beat up all Pakistani artistes and those employing them. Pakistani actor Fawad Khan left the country ahead of the release of Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. Bollywood superstar Salman Khan came out in support of him, saying that Pakistani artistes are not terrorists.