Overview
- US-based Sikhs For Justice said it will try to shut down the AAMI Park show on November 1 and called a Panthic Shutdown Rally while urging the Akal Takht Jathedar to summon the artist.
- The threat followed a viral clip of Dosanjh touching Amitabh Bachchan’s feet on Kaun Banega Crorepati, with SFJ alleging Bachchan incited mobs in 1984, a claim long disputed and not backed by official cases.
- November 1 is observed by the Akal Takht as Sikh Genocide Remembrance Day; SFJ framed the concert date as disrespectful and urged a boycott.
- Dosanjh posted an Instagram video stressing love and unity and has continued his Aura tour after a sold-out Sydney stadium date, with Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth still scheduled.
- India designates SFJ an unlawful association under the UAPA and probes its leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, and CNN-News18 reported that Australian authorities have raised concern over the Melbourne event and Indian agencies are assessing risks to Bachchan.