{"id":291489,"date":"2025-04-27T08:32:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T08:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/27\/meri-to-hawa-nikal-gaee-tu-abhi-bhi-balloon-hai-adnan-sami-responds-to-pakistani-ministers-citizenship-jibe\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T08:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T08:32:10","slug":"meri-to-hawa-nikal-gaee-tu-abhi-bhi-balloon-hai-adnan-sami-responds-to-pakistani-ministers-citizenship-jibe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/27\/meri-to-hawa-nikal-gaee-tu-abhi-bhi-balloon-hai-adnan-sami-responds-to-pakistani-ministers-citizenship-jibe\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Meri to hawa nikal gaee, tu abhi bhi balloon hai’: Adnan Sami responds to Pakistani Minister’s citizenship jibe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Adnan Sami<\/a>, the London-born singer-composer, has hit back at former Pakistani Information and Broadcasting Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain<\/a> after he questioned Sami’s citizenship. The exchange follows the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed the lives of 26 people, most of whom were tourists. In the wake of this tragedy, the Indian government has asked all Pakistani nationals to leave India before their visas expire. <\/p>\n

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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a statement urging Pakistani nationals to depart from India after the Pahalgam attack earlier this week. In response, Hussain shared a post on X, an Indian journalist\u2019s tweet about the MEA\u2019s decision, with the caption: “What about Adnan Sami?” This comment set off a back-and-forth between Sami and Hussain.<\/p>\n

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Sami Responds to Hussain’s Remarks<\/h2>\n

Sami, who was granted Indian citizenship<\/a> in December 2015, quickly responded to Hussain’s post, calling him an “illiterate idiot” in his tweet. Hussain did not back down, replying to Sami with a sarcastic remark, suggesting that Sami appeared deflated like a balloon. Hussain\u2019s post included the phrase: \u201cGet well soon @AdnanSamiLive.”<\/p>\n

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Sami fired back, correcting Hussain\u2019s claim that he was from Lahore, stating that his roots were actually in Peshawar. He also pointed out that his father was a Pakistani Air Force veteran-diplomat, and his mother was originally from Jammu and Kashmir. He questioned Hussain’s knowledge, sarcastically asking, “To think that you were Minister of (Mis) Information and have no knowledge of any information… And you were Minister of Science? Was that the science of BULLS**T??”<\/p>\n

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Background on Sami’s Citizenship Journey<\/h2>\n

Adnan Sami\u2019s connection with India goes back to 2001 when he first visited the country on a one-year visitor’s visa issued by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. Over time, his visa was extended, but when his Pakistani passport expired in 2015 and was not renewed by the Pakistani government, Sami approached the Indian government to legalize his stay on humanitarian grounds. He was granted Indian citizenship in December 2015.<\/p>\n

Sami\u2019s Reaction to the Pahalgam Attack<\/h2>\n

After the Pahalgam terror attack<\/a>, Sami shared a heartfelt post on X, expressing his grief over the loss of innocent lives. He wrote: “Innocent lives, full of hope and promise, were mercilessly snuffed out, leaving behind a trail of tears, shattered dreams, and inconsolable grief… How can humanity stoop to such depths of depravity? How can the beauty of nature be perverted to stage such horrific crimes against humanity?”<\/p>\n

This exchange between Sami and Hussain highlights the tensions between India and Pakistan, with the singer\u2019s personal story at the center of this ongoing political discourse.

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