Sri Lanka said it would deny a visa to singer Akon, whose planned April concert in the island nation sparked rock-throwing protests by Buddhists offended by one of his videos. the video in question is Akon Ft David Guetta "Sexy Chick" hundreds of people stormed the head offices of the Maharaja Broadcasting and Television (MBC/MTV) Network, a sponsor of Akon's planned April concert. Four employees were injured and windows and parked cars were smashed...Damn Akon
The Video in question (Above) features scantily clad women dancing in front of a statue of the Buddha. Sri Lanka's ethnic majority Sinhalese are primarily Buddhists...you can see the statue between 1:40-1:50...
this is one of the many signs promoting a hate campaign for Akon but as the story goes on the Sri Lanka minister says: "We were expecting about 5,000 to 6,000 tourist from India, Maldives and Malaysia to watch the show. The mileage we would have got would have been priceless," Achala Jagoda told reporters in Colombo.
The show, was reported to have sold out with tickets priced at 25,000 rupees (S$775)
I'm pretty sure Akon didn't mean to offend anyone but you gotta pay respect where its due...
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