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Advocate alleges Coldplay dishonoured the national flag during their performance in Mumbai

An advocate has filed a complaint at Delhi's Roop Nagar Police Station against British rock band Coldplay for allegedly dishonouring the national flag.

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|Nov 23, 2016, 07:52:55 IST
New Delhi: An advocate has filed a complaint at north Delhi's Roop Nagar Police Station on Tuesday against British rock band Coldplay for allegedly dishonouring the national flag during their performance at the Global Citizen Festival in Mumbai.[caption id="attachment_3120030" align="alignleft" width="380"]Chris Martin performs with the Indian flag at the Global Citizen Festival India. Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost

Chris Martin performs with the Indian flag at the Global Citizen Festival India. Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost[/caption]Gaurav Gulati, an advocate, has submitted a complaint against Coldplay and its frontman Chris Martin alleging, "They can be seen to dishonour our National Flag by tying it on the back of his jeans and dancing in objective positions (sic).""In the video/photo, it can be seen that the band had used our Indian National Flag to cover their musical instruments," he said.Gulati said an FIR should be filed against the band and the singer for dishonouring the national flag during their performance in Mumbai on Saturday.On Sunday, NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik had alleged that lead singer of the rock band has "disrespected" the Indian flag during the band's performance here.

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First Published:Nov 23, 2016, 07:52:55 IST
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