Sonu Nigam tweets against 'Azaan' after forced to wake up early morning

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NEW DELHI: Popular Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam who weaves magic with his voice was irked when he had to wake up early morning by the 'Azaan'-the Islamic call to worship. The singer was upset over the 'forced religiousness' and took to Twitter expressed his views. 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".

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

— Sonu Nigam (@sonunigam) April 16, 2017

His ire was particularly aimed at use of loudspeakers. "And by the way Mohammed did not have electricity when he made Islam.. Why do I have to have this cacophony after Edison?" he wrote on micro-blogging site.

And by the way Mohammed did not have electricity when he made Islam.. Why do I have to have this cacophony after Edison? — Sonu Nigam (@sonunigam) April 17, 2017

Sonu, when realised that his tweets could trigger controversy and land him in soup, he clarified, "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?".

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?

— Sonu Nigam (@sonunigam) April 17, 2017

Twitteratis woke up to have a field day. His tweets got mixed reactions.