{"id":234502,"date":"2019-09-23T15:44:06","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T10:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=234502"},"modified":"2019-09-23T15:44:06","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T10:44:06","slug":"hasan-minhaj-denied-entry-to-event-with-nothing-but-modi-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/hasan-minhaj-denied-entry-to-event-with-nothing-but-modi-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Hasan Minhaj Denied Entry to Event With Nothing But Modi Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian and political nut-buster Hasan Minhaj is in the news again. Well this time the Indian American funnyman found himself denied entry to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s rally at Houston. Guess Houston does have a problem after all.<\/p>\n<p>Basically, Hasan was denied entry by the organizers, who cite that he did not have the credentials to go there. Ok, that seems a bit fishy considering that Minhaj has criticized Modi in the past, especially in his show <strong>Patriot Act<\/strong> on Netflix.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/writer-kamila-shamsie-ordered-to-return-award-over-pro-palestinian-stance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Writer Kamila Shamsie Ordered to Return Award Over Pro-Palestinian Stance<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>But then these same organizers say that there was no space for Hasan&#8217;s broadcast crew at the mega-event, which was held at the giant NRG Stadium in Texas no less.<\/p>\n<p>Check out what happened to Hasan Minhaj and his crew here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An Islamophobic attack on press in 3 acts: Muslim journalist and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patriotact?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@patriotact<\/a> host <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hasanminhaj?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hasanminhaj<\/a> was denied access at Tump\/Modi event. Event producers cite lack of credentials (despite credentials set for him), cite lack of space for broadcast (press pool &amp; camera risers 1\/2 empty) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4mvjwLrFGy\">pic.twitter.com\/4mvjwLrFGy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Sparrow Project (@sparrowmedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sparrowmedia\/status\/1175831203322257408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This video of Hasan being denied entry was posed on the Instagram of Adam Matthew Weiss, president and CEO of AMWPR, which handled the event. Guess who Adam is close with:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hasanminhaj?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hasanminhaj<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patriotact?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@patriotact<\/a> this was the man who was filming you at the press check in. Seems fitting how a man who works communications for Milo Yiannopoulos and Steve Bannon would find common ground at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HowdyModi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HowdyModi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kBOofWGRgA\">pic.twitter.com\/kBOofWGRgA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Sparrow Project (@sparrowmedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sparrowmedia\/status\/1175836952337293321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So a lot of alt-right and white supremacists seem chummy with this guy. But sure, Hasan was denied entry due to&#8230; lets say made up reasons. He wasn&#8217;t the only Muslim personality who was turned away from the Modi rally.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/hasan-minhaj-speaks-out-for-jammu-and-kashmir-on-indias-independence-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hasan Minhaj Speaks Out For Jammu and Kashmir on India&#8217;s Independence Day<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Maria Kari, a journalist, also faced the same issue:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1- I&#39;m based in Houston where the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HowdyModi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HowdyModi<\/a> event is taking place right now. Instead of covering it live from the inside (like I did with Imran Khan&#39;s rally in DC), I&#39;m having to watch the event online because my Dawn News press pass was denied for some bullshit, fake reason.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maria Kari (@mariakari1414) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mariakari1414\/status\/1175819455642910720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Looks like I\u2019m not the only Muslim journalist who was blocked from attending the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HowdyModi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HowdyModi<\/a> event today. Damn. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qfeqlCTkY7\">https:\/\/t.co\/qfeqlCTkY7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maria Kari (@mariakari1414) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mariakari1414\/status\/1176016696617897985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Hasan Minhaj has spoken for Kashmir too<\/h3>\n<p>In the past, Hasan has taken Indians to task for electing a fascist Hindutva supremacist in Modi. He also regularly savages Donald Trump, who was also invited to the Modi rally.<\/p>\n<p>This is what he posted on India&#8217;s Independence Day:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/hasanminhaj\/status\/1162070236155318274<\/p>\n<p>Guess Modi didn&#8217;t like that part at Patriot Act where Hasan Minhaj tells the whole world that he can&#8217;t do a press conference, even if his life depended on him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian and political nut-buster Hasan Minhaj is in the news again. Well this time the Indian American funnyman found himself denied entry to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s rally at Houston. Guess Houston does have a problem after all. Basically, Hasan was denied entry by the organizers, who cite that he did not have the credentials to go there. 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