Ghulam Ali arrives to perform at a concert in Kolkata

Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali today arrived in the city to perform at a concert in Kolkata on Tuesday

Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali today arrived in the city to perform at a concert in Kolkata on Tuesday.

Ghulam Ali

Organized by the state Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Department, whose minister in-charge is Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the singer will perform at the inaugural function of a trade fair organized for small and medium enterprises.

Banerjee will also attend the concert at Netaji Indoor stadium tomorrow evening.

In October last year, the Shiv Sena had threatened to disrupt Ali's concert in Mumbai warning that no artiste from Pakistan will be allowed to perform in the city till terror emanating from across the border stopped. After the incident, Banerjee had invited Ali to the city.

"We are very happy to host him here," Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (MDFC) chairman and Trinamool MP Sultan Ahmed said.

He said tickets for the function will not be on sale and the entry will be restricted to invitations only.

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