Shayan Ali, a prominent social media influencer in Pakistan, announced that he has left Islam and converted to Hinduism. In a social media post he announced that during his time of crisis, when Pakistani intelligence agency was harassing him, it was Lord Krishna who held his hands.
The social media personality also thanked the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKON) for never giving up on him. He also said that he is announcing his conversion or “Ghar Wapsi”, as he put it, after observing his ancestors culture and lifestyle for the last 2 years.
In his post he said that he had to leave Pakistan in 2019 because of torture of Pakistani agencies. He said that he had gone into a depression at that time and was about to give up when Lord Krishna held his hand. He added that it is time to give it back and make his ancestors proud.
Shayan Ali also said that he would not be a part of any hatred against any other religion. He said that he respects other beliefs and said that the Gita teaches him to respect every person no matter what his or her religion is.
He added that he feels very proud for coming returning to his roots and hoped that his ancestors would be feeling the same.
Pakistan intelligence agency, ISI, began hounding the social media influencer after he refused to work in an ISI’s PR music video with the name of “Kashmir Hon Mein”.
The ISI began accusing him of being a Jewish agent and member of India’s intelligence agency, RAW. Shayan Ali had to leave Pakistan after the agency mounted pressure upon him.
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