Permit denied for Lady Gaga`s Indonesia show

Jakarta: Pop star Lady Gaga may have to cancel a concert in the Indonesian capital after police declined to give a permit for the show amid protests from Islamic groups.

Islamic organisations have said the 26-year-old singer`s style puts the Muslim country`s morality at risk. Protesters say they have a particular dislike of what they termed a provocative manner of dress and dance by Lady Gaga that should be considered un-Islamic. "There is fear of the concert`s consequences, especially from her sexy way of dressing," an unnamed police official told the al-Arabiya news channel. The June 3 leg of the "Born This Way Ball" tour sold out in around two hours when tickets went on sale in March. Cholil Ridwan, chairman of the Indonesian Council of Ulema -- the country`s highest Islamic authority on morality -- said he had never watched the singer perform and only heard of her "reputation" second-hand, but that the concert intended to destroy Indonesia`s morality. IANS