K.S. Chithra says the other artists were cleared a month before Mohanlal's visa stalled
Dubai: Everyone was in Sydney. The venue was ready, the band had arrived, K.S. Chithra was there, Manoj K. Jayan was there, Aju Varghese was there. Every visa in the group had been approved roughly a month earlier. Every visa but one. Mohanlal spent Saturday in a hotel in Singapore, waiting for an approval that never came, while a convention centre on the other side of the Coral Sea filled with…
Mohanlal's visa delay caused a Sydney show to be postponed, despite eight other artists clearing their visas a month earlier. The venue, band, and crew were already in Sydney when Mohanlal waited in Singapore for an approval that never came. According to K.S. Chithra, he remained there while the hours ran down. His team was present at the convention center, and the show could not proceed without its headliner.
While Australian authorities have not suggested any refusal, Mohanlal explained that he had never experienced this issue in nearly fifty years of international performances. The event is now postponed, with existing tickets still valid, and a new date, venue, and options for ticket holders to be announced.
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