The Hindu Jagriti Samiti had earlier urged the State to not allow Munawar Faruqi to perform in Panaji, owing to his past record of making 'vulgar jokes about Hindu Gods.'
This comes after organisations such as Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad registered protest against the conducting of the show. They had accused Faruqui of insulting Hindu gods and goddesses and hurting the religious sentiments.