At least ten members of the Shiv Sena were detained near Ram Kathakar Morari Bapu's Ashram in Talgajarda Village of Bhavnagar district as they staged a protest against Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali on Friday.
In fact the ghazal maestro was felicitated at the ashram and honoured with Hanumant Award. The Shiv Sena members opposed it and tried to stage a protest, but before they could do anything they were detained by the police, said a source.
Anticipating protest they had already made adequate security arrangements and detained all Shiv Sainiks before they could disturb the function.
Apart from Ali and nine other famous personalities associated with various fields of art were also given award during the award ceremony in cluding filmstar Dharmendra.
The Trust had chosen Ali and five others for Hanumant Award and film actor Dharmendra along with three other artists for Natraj Award for their contributions in their chosen fields.
The function was organised by Morari Bapu's Chitrakut Dham Trust.
The Pakistani singer was awarded for his contribution in the field of singing. Every year the trust orgaises the annual event Asmita Parv in which artists perform and are given awards for their contributions in different fields.
This year the event was organised from Tuesday and ended on Friday. According to sources Ghulam Ali was to perform on April 19, but due to some reason his event was cancelled and he briefly came to the Ashram on Friday morning to receive the award.