Shubh, for instance, asked people to “refrain from naming every Punjabi as a separatist or anti-national”, but he still faces criticism and some Indian cricketers – including former captain Virat Kohli, who once called Shubh his “favourite artiste” – have unfollowed him on social media. Another Indo-Canadian rapper AP Dhillon, who has millions of fans, also faced boycott calls on social media after he posted about musicians having to “second and triple guess our every move” after Shubh’s concert was cancelled.