Indian actress Nandita Das has said that she had been unwell since Wednesday and unfortunately she was unable to go to Karachi and attend Literature Festival there. The offer came after the actor alleged that he had been denied the travel document by the neighbouring country.
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Nandita also gave her response on the recent controversy surrounding the KLF as Anupam Kher alleged that he was denied a visa to travel to Pakistan for attending the literature festival.
Shabana tweeted: “Some years ago Javed Akhtar, chair of delegation to Pakistan was denied a visa”.
Basit said in a tweet late on Tuesday night that, “Sorry Sir I don’t know who told you about this so-called NoC, we are still to receive your visa application and passport,”. “I had offered to do the sessions via Skype to make sure one can participate and the intent with which the Lit Fest is organised, is upheld”, she said in the post. “You are a great artiste; we respect and admire you”.
The 60-year-old actor alleged that Pakistan’s interior ministry had refused to issue an NOC (No Objection Certificate) for his visit.
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Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh also questioned the uproar by Kher over the denial of visa, asking if it is not mandatory for an individual to file for a visa application. But this claim fell flat on the face after the organisers of the event categorically stated that the Pakistan High Commission had told them that, since the actor’s name had not been “cleared”, he should not apply for the visa.
