Sonu
Nigam
clarifies
his
statement
over
Pakistan;
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Recently,
Sonu
Nigam
received
severe
backlash
on
social
media
for
his
statement
at
Aaj
Tak
Summit
wherein
he
reportedly
said
he
wanted
to
be
a
Pakistani
singer
instead
of
an
Indian
one.
It
was
reported
that
taking
a
jibe
at
Pakistani
singers,
Sonu
had
said,
"Sometimes,
I
feel
as
if
it
would
have
been
better
if
I
were
from
Pakistan.
At
least
I
would
get
offers
from
India."
He
had
also
pointed
out
at
how
Indian
singers
are
being
discriminated
against.
"Nowadays,
singers
have
to
pay
music
companies
for
shows.
If
we
don't
shell
out
the
money,
they
will
play
songs
sung
by
other
singers
and
highlight
them.
Then,
they
will
take
money
from
them,"
he
had
said.
Saying
that
things
were
different
for
Pakistani
singers,
he
had
further
added,
"Why
single
out
Indian
singers?
They
don't
do
the
same
with
Pakistani
singers.
Atif
Aslam
is
a
very
close
friend
of
mine.
He
is
never
asked
to
pay
to
sing
at
shows,
neither
is
Rahat
Fateh
Ali
Khan."
Now,
Sonu
has
taken
to
his
Facebook
page
to
issue
a
clarification
over
the
row
on
this
statement.
The
singer
clarified
that
basic
point
was
something
else,
which
was
reduced
to
a
controversial
statement
by
few
media
houses.
In
his
Facebook
post,
Sonu
criticized
media
for
misconstruing
his
statement
and
wrote,
"Sometimes
in
an
attempt
to
make
headlines
catchy
and
sensational,
some
journalists
miss
the
real
content.
Yesterday's
Aaj
Tak
Summit
happened
so
amazing,
and
look
what
have
they
reduced
it
to.
My
point
about
being
better
off
being
born
in
Pakistan
was
about
the
music
companies
in
India
asking
Indian
singers
to
pay
40-50%
of
their
concerts
remunerations
to
them,
and
only
then
they'll
work
with
those
artistes
but
they
don't
ask
the
same
from
the
singers
from
abroad,
namely
Pakistan!
This
was
the
important
point
I
made
and
these
guys!
Changed
it
to
'I
would
have
been
better
off
born
in
Pakistan
I'd
have
work
come
my
way' What
do
I
say.
PATHETIC."
Meanwhile,
what
do
you
folks
think
about
the
controversy?
Let
us
know
your
thoughts
in
the
comment
section
below.