{"id":101359,"date":"2025-11-17T15:59:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/talha-anjum-adorns-indian-flag-at-concert-in-nepal-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T15:59:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:59:33","slug":"talha-anjum-adorns-indian-flag-at-concert-in-nepal-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/talha-anjum-adorns-indian-flag-at-concert-in-nepal-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Talha Anjum adorns Indian flag at concert in Nepal | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Talha Anjum has sparked widespread online controversy after he raised the Indian flag at a concert in Nepal. After receiving backlash, the rapper was unapologetic about it.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy heart has no place for hate,\u201d he took to social media and wrote. \u201cArt has no borders. If me raising an Indian flag sparks controversy so be it. I\u2019ll do it again. Will never care about the media, the war mongering governments and their propagandas. Urdu rap is and always will be borderless.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The rapper has been on tour in Kathmandu in Nepal and videos of the concert quickly started to circulate the internet this weekend. Fans from both sides of the border were divided about this act.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some called out Anjum for supporting India despite its public hostility towards Pakistan. \u201cIndia is doing everything it can to spread terrorism in Pakistan,\u201d wrote one X user. \u201cThey even killed innocent Pakistanis, while Talha Anjum is busy lifting and wearing an Indian flag. India even banned his YouTube. What else can you expect from an Imran Khan supporter?\u201d<\/p>\n

Another pointed out how unsupportive India has been in endorsing his music, \u201cTalha Anjum waved the Indian flag at a concert in Nepal, despite the fact that his Spotify and probably his YouTube channel as well, are blocked in India. What a pathetic nation we are, no self-respect, no shame, no spine.\u201d One user simply believed that Anjum lacked empathy. \u201cTalha Anjum, can we discuss this after your home and town gets bombed by Indians like mine did?\u201d they wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, the singer\u2019s fans applauded his bold act too. \u201cWhat Talha Anjum has done is commendable,\u201d wrote one fan. \u201cEven if he is done for views, he knows the repercussions that Pakistani ppl will hate for it still he did this.\u201dAnother stated that raising a certain flag is not a big deal. \u201cNo problem buddy;\u201d the user penned. \u201cDo what you want. Raising any country’s flag won\u2019t make you anti-Pakistan. We will always support you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the polarising opinions from both sides, the rapper gave the internet something to talk about. As one user put it, \u201cTalha Anjum is getting dragged from left, right, and center and this is why I pay my internet bills.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year in December, the rapper\u2019s Indian debut was cancelled. The concert had stops in Mumbai, Bengaluru, and New Delhi and its cancellation was attributed to organisational and financial disputes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Talha Anjum has sparked widespread online controversy after he raised the Indian flag at a concert in Nepal. After receiving backlash, the rapper was unapologetic about it. \u201cMy heart has no place for hate,\u201d he took to social media and wrote. \u201cArt has no borders. 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