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Oman Chandy To Hold Reception For Ghulam Ali In Kerala

Darpan News Desk IANS, 03 Jan, 2016 01:42 PM

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will lead a reception here for Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali on January 14 ahead of his performance.

Ali will perform at two places in Kerala, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader M.A. Baby said on Sunday.

Ali's earlier planned programmes in Mumbai and Pune were called off after protests by the Shiv Sena.

"Ali will perform on January 15 in the capital city and in Kozhikode on January 17," said Baby.

The programmes are being organised by cultural organisation Swaralaya.

Chandy will host the reception here for Ali on January 14 ahead of his performances.

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