ICC Note: A group of Hindu Folks Musicians were verbally attacked and threatened by Hindu radicals for singing songs Jesus and Allah. The threats started soon after one of the musicians tweeted that they would be expanding their range of religious songs.

8/19/2018 India (Telegraph UK) – Traditional Indian troubadours have been attacked for singing songs about Jesus and Allah, as rightwing Hindu groups labelled them “traitors” to their faith.

Balladeers of the Carnatic tradition – a south Indian musical style originally performed by Hindu mystics since the 17th century – were threatened after two leading exponents of the craft took part in interfaith events.

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