Sona Mahapatra allegedly getting threats over new song 'Tori Surat'

In her tweets, she claimed the foundation termed her video, Tori Surat, obscene and objectionable and therefore they want the video to be taken down.

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NEW DELHI: Singer Sona Mohapatra on Monday wrote a series of tweets to the Mumbai police, alleging the Madiyar Sufi Foundation had sent her a notice and threats to remove the video.

Dear @MumbaiPolice I have received a threatening notice from the Madariya Sufi Foundation to remove my music video Tori Surat from all communication mediums. They claim that the video is vulgar,will flare communal tensions.I need to know whom to write in my response to at ur end

— SONA (@sonamohapatra) April 30, 2018

The Sufi Madariya foundation has also called me a ‘regular offender’ & says that they find another five year old Video of me singing a Sufiana Kalam - Piya Se Naina on coke studio insulting Islam because I’m ‘dressed exposing my body’ & playing westernised music. @MumbaiPolice

— SONA (@sonamohapatra) April 30, 2018

In her tweets, she claimed the foundation termed her video, Tori Surat, obscene and objectionable and therefore they want the video to be taken down. The video was passed by the censor board of India.

The Madariya foundation along with the agreement of the Nizamuddin Dargah have an issue with the description of my Tori Surat music video, “earthy incarnations of the feminine Divine” & with “a sleeveless dress and body exposing dancers”. Basically with everything woman & free.

— SONA (@sonamohapatra) April 30, 2018

She submitted the complaint application at Santacruz police station. The Madariya Sufi foundation claims to work for sufism, peace, and universal brotherhood. Lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar came in her support. He said “In strongest possible words I condemn those regressive and reactionary organisations who are threatening Sona Mahapatra for making a music video of a Amir Khusrau ‘ Geet . These mullas should know that Amir Khusrau belongs to every Indian . He is not your property .”

In strongest possible words I condemn those regressive and reactionary organisations who are threatening Sona Mahapatra for making a music video of a Amir Khusrau ‘ Geet . These mullas should know that Amir Khusrau belongs to every Indian . He is not your property .

— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) May 1, 2018