BJP backs Diljit Dosanjh amid Sardaar Ji 3 row, says Punjabi actor-singer a ‘nationwide asset’

Jun 29, 2025 09:51 AM IST

“If there’s a anguish, it may be expressed by means of a boycott or by urging that the movie not be screened in India,” BJP nationwide spokesperson R P Singh stated.

The ongoing row over the casting of Pakistani actress Hania Amir in ‘Sardaar Ji 3’ has led to backlash for actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh, with folks calling for boycott of the film. Some have additionally demanded for Diljit’s Indian citizenship to be revoked.

In a publish on social media platform X, BJP nationwide spokesperson R P Singh stated that Dosanjh was a “celebrated artist”.

However, amid the web flak, the Bharatiya Janata Party has prolonged its help to Dosanjh, calling him a “nationwide asset” and a “world ambassador of Indian tradition”.

In a publish on social media platform X, BJP nationwide spokesperson R P Singh stated that Dosanjh was a “celebrated artist”. He stated that the decision by the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE), asking for the singer’s Indian citizenship to be revoked, was “unfair” and “shockingly disproportionate”.

Defending Dosanjh’s film, Singh stated it was shot earlier than the Pahalgam terror assault. “If there’s anguish, it may be expressed by means of a boycott or by urging that the movie not be screened in India,” the BJP spokesperson stated, including that “attacking” Dosanjh’s patriotism was “merely irrational”.

“Just days earlier than the Pahalgam incident, the Indian cricket crew performed a match in opposition to Pakistan. Did FWICE or others object then? TV information channels routinely invite Pakistani visitors to spice up TRPs. Should these anchors now relinquish their citizenship too?” Singh questioned within the publish.

He urged the FWICE to rethink its stance and to not “weaponise patriotism”, whereas saying that it weakens our ethical standing.

‘Have they forgotten Uri, Pulwama?’: FWICE on Sardaar Ji 3 row

While Diljit Dosanjh addressed the backlash for the film’s casting of Hania Amir, saying that these choices are usually not in his management, FWICE objected to his working with a Pakistani artiste.

The federation has additionally written to the Government of India, in search of robust motion in opposition to the movie and its makers. “How have they forgotten Uri, Pulwama, or Mumbai assault or so many different assaults that Pakistan did on our nation?” FWICE Chief Advisor and President, Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association, Ashoke Pandit, questioned.

He additional stated that Dosanjh was being “careless about feelings of this nation”, including that the singer had not condemned Hania Amir’s remarks on Operation Sindoor and India.

The film ‘Sardaar Ji 3’ was launched abroad on Friday (June 27), however won’t be obtainable for the general public in India.

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