A Little Aggressive! Saif Ali Khan Reacts To Sonu Nigam's Controversial Tweet On Azaan!

Saif Ali Khan has expressed his opinion on Sonu Nigam's controversial tweet on Azaan.

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Sonu Nigam sparked controversy when he tweeted against the morning Azaan on his social networking site.

Many celebrities shared their opinion on the topic and the latest one to join the list is Saif Ali Khan, who found it a little aggressive, initially. Read below whether the actor supported Sonu Nigam or not.

Don't Know Who You Are Offending

Don't Know Who You Are Offending

In an interview to Indian Express, Saif said the loud sounding of the call to prayer shows an insecurity. "Don't know who you are offending. At one level, I agree, the lesser sound the better.''

Amplification Of The Sound Comes From Insecurity

Amplification Of The Sound Comes From Insecurity

''There should be certain decibel levels allowed across religious practices. I also understand the amplification of the sound during azaan comes from insecurity."

It Happens In Israel Also

It Happens In Israel Also

"Not just here but also in Israel apparently where three different religions co-exist. It's been written about so I believe it's the same.''

There Is A Bit Of Fear There

There Is A Bit Of Fear There

''As a minority, you would like to make your presence felt and hopefully accepted. If someone says that it should be extinguished, it will make some people little uncomfortable. As a precursor to some sort of holocaust, it is the first thing you think of. There's a bit of fear there.''

The Tweet Was A Bit Aggressive

The Tweet Was A Bit Aggressive

''It's fine to express your views on the decibel levels. I think that tweet was a bit aggressive though, initially. And I do think religion should be a private affair and we should be a secular country.''

Here's Sonu's Tweet

Here's Sonu's Tweet

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.

Here's More

Here's More

And by the way Mohammed did not have electricity when he made Islam.. Why do I have to have this cacophony after Edison?

He Added

He Added

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?

Later, the singer mentioned at a press conference that his tweets were against the use of loudspeakers during the morning azaan and not aimed at any particular religion.

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