This morning veteran (and active) Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam started his day on Twitter with a thoroughly logical (yet not so politically correct) set of tweets targeting the Azaan said by Islamic community. The Azaan is the call for prayer of Muslims which is usually performed by the priests of the mosques in India and around the world. It is repeated five times a day keeping up with the tradition of five times prayer (namaaz) as dictated by Qoran. In cities and towns around the world, Azaan is synonymous with the Muslim community and brotherhood protecting the religious freedom in countries like India and ensuring the Sharia in countries like UAE.
However, that all does not and can not blind one to the fact that religious freedom can not come at the price of being a discomfort to others, non religious beings, which Sonu pointed out in his following tweets:
https://twitter.com/sonunigam/status/853758848133242880
https://twitter.com/sonunigam/status/853760205368078336
https://twitter.com/sonunigam/status/853761583666806784
https://twitter.com/sonunigam/status/853764889671720960
Twitterati as always got divided in two to discuss the matter on hands. While some pointed fingers at Sonu himself for being biased towards other religions like Hinduism for example who use loudspeakers to blare their Bhajans, Aartis in their religious celebrations and processions, while some applauded him for speaking out loud against the political correctness of liberals and in favour of the Aam Aadmi of the country. Some of the responses are as follows:
. @sonunigam I'm not a car owner but I have to breathe in the emissions whenever I step out of my home. When will this end?
— DharmaVirodhi Aditya (@almostinfamous) April 17, 2017
He's tweeted for ban on loudspeakers by all religions. Temples Gurudwaras & Mosques. Check his TL.
— Amrita Bhinder (@amritabhinder) April 17, 2017
While celebrities like Richa Chadda too got into the debate and asked the offended people to hold their horses and react rationally to Sonu’s comments:
People will misunderstand your tweet n give it a communal tinge, only those who know you will know you mean not to stoke a fire. ✌?️ https://t.co/P8NvIQ4m4s
— TheRichaChadha (@RichaChadha) April 17, 2017
Sonu,we all get a lil noisy here!I live 5 minutes from u,I'm sure u hear item-songs blaring in the name of processions.Had to soundproof!?? https://t.co/P8NvIQ4m4s
— TheRichaChadha (@RichaChadha) April 17, 2017
In a rapidly changing world, these tweets and the reactions to them came as the continuous approval of the rapidly increasing gaps between people and thought schools. However Sonu has not reacted to anyone commenting anything about this debacle yet. Let’s say the position he has craved for himself in people’s hearts, he does not need to play the defense game anymore.
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