Singer Sonu Nigar triggered fresh controversy on Monday as he took to Twitter to question the use of loudspeakers in Mosques for ‘Azaan’.
He not only expressed his discontentment as his sleep was disrupted by the sound of the loudspeaker but also called it ‘forced religiouness’. Nigam claimed the act to be unfair as he was disturbed despite being a non-Muslim.
God bless everyone. I’m not a Muslim and I have to be woken up by the Azaan in the morning. When will this forced religiousness end in India
— Sonu Nigam (@sonunigam) 16 April 2017
And by the way Mohammed did not have electricity when he made Islam.. Why do I have to have this cacophony after Edison?
— Sonu Nigam (@sonunigam) 17 April 2017
I don’t believe in any temple or gurudwara using electricity To wake up people who don’t follow the religion . Why then..? Honest? True?
— Sonu Nigam (@sonunigam) 17 April 2017
He also addressed this to be an act of hooliganism.
“And by the way Mohammed did not have electricity when he made Islam.. Why do I have to have this cacophony after Edison? I don’t believe in any temple or gurudwara using electricity To wake up people who don’t follow the religion . Why then..? Honest? True? Gundagardi hai bus (This is only hooliganism),” the Bollywood singer further tweeted.
Gundagardi hai bus…
— Sonu Nigam (@sonunigam) 17 April 2017
Notably, his series of tweets invited a lot of criticisms and support on Twitter.
Veteran singer Abhijeet Tweeted:
I am a Nationalist & i support Sonu Nigam & Abhijeet !
Retweet if you are in support of @sonunigam & @abhijeetsinger #SonuNigam #Raipur pic.twitter.com/0ktK4gynr8
— Ravi ?? (@135_ravi) 17 April 2017
@sonunigam I am a fan of urs but this was definitely a bullshit statement. U gotta respect other religions beliefs. It’s a democratic country.
— Madhur Chandna (@macchandna) 17 April 2017
God bless everyone. I’m not a Muslim and I have to be woken up by the Azaan in the morning. When will this forced religiousness end in India
— Sonu Nigam (@sonunigam) 16 April 2017
Dear @sonunigam ji, It’s just the noise of prayers which is waking you up, there are many countries where bullets & bombs will do the same.
— Bhaiyyaji (@bhaiyyajispeaks) 17 April 2017
@saaniisweet @intellisurfer @sonunigam He has made valid comments as a citizen and his freedom of speech is inviolable. Use an alarm clock on ur iPhone to get up at 5am on Sunday.
— #Strategicculture (@devigoes4alpha) 17 April 2017
@sonunigam Next time, you get an offer to sing in Loud Navratri events etc, make sure you reject it as a protest of “forced religiousness” ?
— Maya (@IamMayaSharma) 17 April 2017
