November 26, 2024 07:44 (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
'Left country due to death threats from Dawoon Ibrahim': Lalit Modi | Bangladesh: ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, known for protesting anti-Hindu violence, arrested over sedition charges | SC wants Delhi schools to reopen despite high pollution, says students staying home won't solve issues | Violence over mosque survey in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal kills five, Rahul Gandhi urges SC to intervene | Parliament's Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amid uproar
Tweet controversy: Sonu Nigam shaves off his head

Tweet controversy: Sonu Nigam shaves off his head

| | 19 Apr 2017, 04:44 pm
Mumbai, Apr 19 (IBNS): Amid controversy over his remark on morning 'azaan', singer Sonu Nigam on Wednesday offered to apologise if his posts were found to be anti-Muslim.

He even shaved off his head.

The singer, who is known for singing several popular Bollywood songs, accepted a challenge by a West Bengal cleric's fatwa offering Rs 10 lakhs to shave off his head.

"Today at 2pm Aalim will come to my place, and shave my head. Keep your 10 lakhs ready Maulavi," the singer tweeted.

He had earlier said: "And dear Everyone, for those who are tainting my Tweets anti Muslim, tell me 1 place where I have said anything related, & I'll apologize."

Nigam with a series of tweets recently sparked a controversy when he said he hated being woken up in morning by the sound of azaan calling it "forced religiousness" since he is not a 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," he asked in his tweet which triggered a huge online reaction.

"And by the way Mohammed did not have electricity when he made Islam.. Why do I have to have this cacophony after Edison?" he asked.

"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?" he tweeted.

"Gundagardi hai bus...[this is just rowdyism]" he posted.

While many supported his opinion, many on Twitter ridiculed the Indian Idol 9 judge for being woken up to his songs forcefully owing to blaring of loudspeakers.

 

Image: Sonu NIgam Facebook page

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.