Maná accuses Nicky Jam of racism for his support of Trump and withdraws musical collaboration from platforms.

The iconic Mexican group Maná withdrew their musical collaboration with Nicky Jam from streaming platforms this Sunday, after the singer expressed his support for the Republican candidate Donald Trump, a gesture that the band considered an act of racism.

Maná expressed on Facebook their commitment to defending the rights of those born in Latin American countries, stating: "For the past 30 years, Maná has supported and defended the rights of Latinos around the world. There is no business or promotion that is worth more than the dignity of our people."

In the same statement, the band announced their decision to withdraw their collaboration with Nicky Jam, stating: “Therefore, today Maná decided to remove their collaboration with Nicky Jam from ‘Pies a Cabeza’ (2016) from all digital platforms.”

“Maná does not work with racists,” was the short and emphatic message that the iconic band posted on their social media, which has been shared by thousands of people within a few hours.

Nicky Jam, born in the U.S., participated in a rally of the former U.S. president in Las Vegas - where he did not hesitate to get on stage with the Republican and even wore a red cap with the slogan Make America Great Again, reported La Vanguardia.

On stage, the reggaeton star said he felt lucky to have met Trump, stating that "people who come from where I come from usually don't meet the president."

At the same time, Nicky Jam stated that "we need him back (Trump)" in the presidency, a race that will be decided next November.

That fact led the Mexican band Maná to call the reggaeton artist racist and to remove the song "Pies a Cabeza" from streaming platforms.

The reggae version of Maná and Nicky Jam of the band's classic from 1992 was released in 2016 and reached No. 1 on Billboard's Latin Airplay chart.

At the time of its release, Nicky Jam called Maná one of his idols and said, "I never thought I would work with them, so this is a blessing," reported the portal ¡BillBoard!.

In last August, reggaeton artists Anuel AA and Justin Quiles revealed themselves as supporters of Donald Trump, publicly showing their support at a rally for the former Republican president held in Pennsylvania.

Anuel, Puerto Rican, and Justin, born in Connecticut but raised in Puerto Rico, met Trump when he arrived in the city of Johnstown, on the same airport runway.