MUMBAI: Hindu-right wing party Shiv Sena’s activists disrupted a Pakistan-India cultural exchange event in Mumbai on Tuesday and chanted anti-Pakistan slogans, Times of India newspaper reported. The Observer Research Foundation (ORF) had invited Pakistani photographers as part of its Mumbai-Karachi Friendship Forum to share their experiences in the city. During the event the party activists approached the stage at the Mumbai Press Club chanting slogans, ‘Shiv Sena zindabad, Pakistan murdabad’. Police officials had to intervene and escort the activists out of the venue. The Pakistani team of photographers had arrived in Mumbai on June 20, under ORF’s photography exchange programme and was expected to return to Karachi on Wednesday. In return, India would also send five photographers from Mumbai in July. The works of these photographers would be exhibited in Karachi, as well as Mumbai around Independence Day. ORF Mumbai Chairman Sudheendra Kulkarni condemned the attempt by Shiv Sena activists to disrupt the function that was held to introduce the visitors. “Uddhav Thackeray is himself a good photographer, it’s shocking… we will not succumb to pressure by those who think they alone are patriots. I am a proud Maharashtrian and a patriot and will continue to promote Indo-Pak friendship,” Kulkarni said. He also recalled that despite the right-wing party’s threats and throwing of ink on his face, he had hosted a book launch for Pakistan’s former foreign minister Mahmood Kasuri’s book last year. Speaking at the occasion, a Karachi-based TV correspondent and member of the delegation in Mumbai Yusura Askari said, “What we just saw is not Mumbai. It is a wonderful city and we have enjoyed our stay here. We are overwhelmed by the hospitality, love and affection shown to us.”