London, July 18 (IANS) British-Sri Lankan rapper M.I.A has refused to have a quick wedding to mend her immigration woes in America.
The ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ hip-hop star has previously been locked out of her adopted country America over visa issues, brought about by controversial comments she has made about conflict in her parents’ native Sri Lanka and her father’s alleged links to terrorist group the Tamil Tigers.
But now back in New York she has been advised not to leave until the immigration problems are solved, reports contactmusic.com.
And she’s not taking the easy route to get a green card by planning a wedding to Bronfman, the father of her 16-month-old son Ikhyd.
‘That’s what they want me to do, but I’m not going to lose my integrity. I actually want a nice wedding. I’m not going to blow that. If they’re gonna kick me out, it’s going to be a fight, it’s an important fight to have,’ she said.
In the meantime, M.I.A., real name Mathangi Arulpragasam, insists immigration officials are mistaken about her father.
‘He negotiated peace processes, brought in the new army, and when he goes to Sri Lanka, the government gives him security against the Tigers,’ she said.
