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Himesh strikes a wrong note
Ajmer, agencies:

Singer and music director Himesh Reshammiya has created a controversy by visiting the holy tomb of Khwaja Moinuddhin Chishti here by wearing a burqa, for which he apologised later.
Reshammiya, along with four others, came here for ziyarat (pilgrimage) on Tuesday night and to avoid attention he wore a burqa. He was at the dargah to seek blessings for his film Aap ka Suroor to be released Friday. Soon after people came to know he was there in the dargah wearing a burqa, there was resentment.
Dargah to take action
The Ajmer Dargah Committee is planning to take stern action against the singer for his derogatory act. The committee is soliciting the advice of mullahs and maulavis. Sibli Quazim, a member of the dargah committee, said the singer had made a joke of Muslim traditions by entering the dargah in burqa. He said Islam did not allow men to wear burqa.
Calling Reshammiya's behaviour irresponsible and immature, he said: "If Reshammiya was concerned about his privacy and security, he could have informed the dargah committee in advance and the committee and district administration would have made arrangements for his visit like other visiting celebrities and VVIPs."
However, Anjuman Committee, the official committee of the dargah khadims (servers) gave a clean chit to Reshammiya saying he had not committed any offence by offering ziyarat in a burqa. "Burqa is a respectable dress and there was no need for the singer to apologise," a khadim said.
Reshammiya said dargah khadim Qutubuddhin Saki had advised him to wear a burqa.

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Chits1 thumbnail
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Posted: 18 years ago
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I just read a post here abt his burqa and found this article too.
sorry some problem while posting,hence the unwanted text in the 2nd half.
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Posted: 18 years ago
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omg, that is the silliest thing i have ever read. being a celebrity you'd think one would have more sense than that when you know your every move is carefully watched.
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Posted: 18 years ago
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I can understand why he wanted privacy and security. The idea is shown in many movies.
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Posted: 18 years ago
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he could have just asked 4 security u know.....so all this scence wouldnt have happened
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Posted: 18 years ago
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Originally posted by: chitra anand

He said Islam did not allow men to wear burqa.

Islam does not forbid men from wearing a burqa either. These people need to focus their attention on more important social issues.

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Posted: 18 years ago
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Originally posted by: ramas

I can understand why he wanted privacy and security. The idea is shown in many movies.

😆😆😆

the idea is shown in many movies when the villian is planning a terrible act, please explain what(more) villanious acts Himesh is planning😉

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Posted: 18 years ago
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He got him attention, both from the media and this forum...

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Originally posted by: mittijalebi

omg, that is the silliest thing i have ever read. being a celebrity you'd think one would have more sense than that when you know your every move is carefully watched.



Maybe thats why he did what he did...

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Posted: 18 years ago
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I am sure he wanted to go there as a commoner and pray sincerely. The only way he can do that is by covering his face. Why should there be any controversy? Celebrities have been known to use burqa on many occasions e.g. to go and see their own movies in theatres and get a first hand response from the audience. In ancient times, even kings would go incongnito and mingle with the public.

It's a different matter that if I were God I would pat Himesh on the back and tell him to go and compose better music 😆

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