After SRK detained at US airport, now Amjad Ali Khan's UK visa rejected

New Delhi: Hours after Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s detention at the US immigration at Los Angeles airport, Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan’s application for a British visa has been rejected, the musician tweeted on Friday.

The 70-year-old celebrated artist took to Twitter to express his displeasure.

“Shocked & appalled. #UK visa rejected. Scheduled to perform at the #RoyalFestivalHall in Sep…,” Khan tweeted.

He also tagged his message to External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, the Indian high commission in London and the British High Commission in India.

“Extremely sad for artists who are spreading the message of love & peace…,” he said in a second tweet.

Khan was to perform next month at the Royal festival Hall in London and had applied for a permit to visit the country. He said he had been performing abroad almost every year since the early 1970s.

Asked about the reason for the rejection of visa application, a UK High Commission Spokesperson merely said that the mission does not comment on individual cases.

Expressing disappointment over the UK denial, Amjad's son Amaan Ali said, "This has never happened before. In our country this is not cool. "It is very sad that it has happened to him. He is someone who has worked all his life for the country and peace. The government should take interest why they (UK) are doing this."

Earlier in the day, Shah Rukh Khan was detained at the Los Angeles airport by immigration officials. The actor took to Twitter to express his anger. He tweeted, "I fully understand & respect security with the way the world is, but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really really sucks." This is the second time the actor has been stopped at US airport.