Singer Sonu Nigam who kicked up a storm on Monday after tweeting against the azaan from a loudspeaker disturbing his sleep, has tweeted again reiterating his point.
The Bollywood singer, who brought about an intense online debate on the use of loudspeakers in religious places tweeted:
Dear everyone. Your stand exposes your own IQ. I stand by my statement that loudspeakers should not be allowed in Mosques & Temples. PeriodSonu Nigam (Twitter)
Nigam also retweeted some of the tweets the he received in reaction to him bringing up the issue. While he agreed with some:
He also tried to make his stand clear to others like music composer Wajid, who had tweeted asking Nigam to try and put his point of view without hurting sentiments:
While Sonu’s tweet has brought back the focus on the illegal use of loudspeakers in religious places, it also seems to have ruffled a few feathers who feel that the timing and intention of his tweets are suspect.
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