“This is to put on record that I totally agree with all those including Sonu Nigam who want that Loud speakers should not be used by the mosques and for that matter by any place of worship in residential areas.”
Last year, singer Sonu Nigam created a storm on social media after his tweet saying that he doesn’t appreciate being woken up in the morning by ‘azaan’.
And now reigniting the controversy lyricist Javed Akhtar has tweeted out his support to the singer for oppoing loudspeakers in mosques or any any place of worship in residential areas. His tweet said
“This is to put on record that I totally agree with all those including Sonu Nigam who want that Loud speakers should not be used by the mosques and for that matter by any place of worship in residential areas.”
This is to put on record that I totally agree with all those including Sonu Nigam who want that Loud speakers should not be used by the mosques and for that matter by any place of worship in residential areas .
— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) February 7, 2018
In response to many haters and trolls, the veteran writer later tweeted,
“Maen har galat baat Kay Khilaf awaaz uthata hoon. Mushkil yehi hai ke aap dusron ki galti to maan saktay hain Magar apni nahin”
Maen har galat baat Kay Khilaf awaaz uthata hoon . Mushkil yehi hai ke aap dusron ki galti to maan saktay hain Magar apni nahin .
— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) February 7, 2018
Well, now we wonder whether this controversy is going to catch fire like the earlier one.
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