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Sonu Nigam Azaan row: WHAT! Singer to get his head shaved!

Sonu Nigam landed himself in trouble two days back because of his controversial tweet. He tweeted against 'forced religiousness' after being woken up by the morning azaan. The tweets was spread very fast with the singer facing ire on social media. Sonu-Nigam_1 Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam says ‘I am not a Muslim, why am I being woken up by Azaan’; calls religion ‘gundagardi’ ! Sonu tweeted, "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." A senior member of minority council Syed Sha Atef Ali Al Quaderi issued a fatwa against Sonu. "If anyone can shave his hair, put a garland of old torn shoes around his neck and tour him around the country I personally announce an award of Rs 10 lakh for that person," said the Vice President of West Bengal Minority United Council. Suchi Leaks: Dhanush’s sister OPENS UP on the controversy; says our family is going through pain! He also said that, "I would have reacted the same way if one had talked ill about the sound of bells coming from a temple as well. If we all become so intolerant about each other’s religions, we will soon have a bunch of atheists in our country. People like Nigam should be driven out of the country." On reading the reports of a fatwa being issued against Sonu Nigam , He shot back on Twitter with a post that read, "Today at 2pm Aalim will come to my place, and shave my head. Keep your 10 lakhs ready Maulavi." He added, "And Press is welcome to participate at 2pm."
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