India court defends Sonu Nigam's anti-Azaan tweets
He aroused a fury last month when he posted anti-Azaan tweets terming it 'forced religiousness'.
HARYANA (Daily Dunya) - An Indian court while remarking on Sonu Nigam’s anti-Azaan tweets has favoured the singer over his stance.
During the hearing of the case against Sonu Nigam, the judge asserted that loudspeaker is not an important part of Islamic prayer however; Azaan poses a great significance. He said that the plea against the singer is a way to acquire popularity while the petitioner is also trying to sensationalize a sensitive issue.
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The famed Bollywood singer aroused a fury last month when he posted a series of statements against Azaan terming it ‘forced religiousness’. However; he received flak over his comments as people called him ‘disrespectful’ towards the religion.
Later, a maulvi issued fatwa and announced Rs10 lac for any person who shaves Sonu Nigam’s head and places garland of old torn shoes around his neck.
However; the singer himself stepped in and shaved off his head. He also demanded the cleric to pay promised INR 1 million who refused and said that they will give the reward only when the singer does rest two-garland of old torn shoes and tour around the country.
Sonu went on to clarify his position and also posted a video of Fajr prayer being called from a mosque nearby his home.
A complaint was filed against Sonu in Punjab and Haryana High Court by a man named Aas Muhammad in which he adopted stance that the singer through his contemptuous tweets has hurt sentiments of Muslims and violated their rights.
