Rapper Talha Anjum has come out in support of student protesters from India’s Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) who are facing tear gas and baton charges after attempting to march towards the Indian parliament in New Delhi.
Sharing a video of the crackdown, Anjum said he held the protesters in high regard and could understand their anger against the system in an Instagram story on Wednesday.
“To the student protesters in India. I have so much respect for your resilience, I understand your frustration, I understand what they’re trying to do [to] you. Stay strong,” the rapper said.
Anjum, who is Pakistan’s most streamed artist on Spotify, has a large fan following in India. His fans from across the border even landed him in hot water in November when he was handed an Indian flag while performing on stage in Nepal.
The rapper draped the flag on his shoulders in an apparent gesture of love and respect that ended with him apologising to fans in Pakistan on live TV.
