Javed
Akhtar
is
a
proclaimed
atheist,
who
doesn't
mince
his
words
when
it
comes
to
criticizing
religion.
A
while
back,
the
lyricist-poet
had
commented
on
the
use
of
loud
speakers
during
Azaan,
and
received
a
ton
of
backlash
for
it.
Stating
his
stance
once
again,
Javed
recently
tweeted
that
he
is
'an
equal
opportunity
atheist
who
is
against
all
kinds
of
faiths.'
Javed
took
to
Twitter
to
respond
to
the
criticism
he
received
for
his
comments
on
Azaan
ban.
He
wrote,
"Recently
when
I
commented
that
AZAN
should
be
banned
on
loudspeakers
Muslim
bigots
cursed
me
that
I
would
go
to
the
worst
place
in
hell.On
the
other
hand
Hindu
bigots
call
me
a
jehadi
and
an
anti
national.I
am
an
equal
opportunity
atheist
who
is
against
all
kinds
of
faiths."
Recently
when
I
commented
that
AZAN
should
be
banned
on
loudspeakers
Muslim
bigots
cursed
me
that
I
would
go
to
the
worst
place
in
hell.On
the
other
hand
Hindu
bigots
call
me
a
jehadi
and
an
anti
national.I
am
an
equal
opportunity
atheist
who
is
against
All
kinds
of
faiths.
On
May
11,
he
had
written,
"In
India
for
almost
50
yrs
Azaan
on
the
loud
speak
was
HARAAM.
Then
it
became
HaLAAL
n
so
halaal
that
there
is
no
end
to
it
but
there
should
be
an
end
to
it.
Azaan
is
fine
but
loud
speaker
does
cause
discomfort
for
others
I
hope
that
at
least
this
time
they
will
do
it
themselves."
In
India
for
almost
50
yrs
Azaan
on
the
loud
speak
was
HARAAM
Then
it
became
HaLAAL
n
so
halaal
that
there
is
no
end
to
it
but
there
should
be
an
end
to
it
Azaan
is
fine
but
loud
speaker
does
cause
of
discomfort
for
others
I
hope
that
atleast
this
time
they
will
do
it
themselves
When
a
netizen
had
asked
him
about
the
use
of
loudspeakers
in
temples,
he
had
replied,
"Whether
it's
a
temple
or
a
mosque,
if
you're
using
loudspeakers
during
a
festival,
it's
fine.
But
it
shouldn't
be
used
every
day
in
either
temples
or
mosques.
For
more
than
a
thousand
years
Azaan
was
given
without
the
loudspeaker.
Azaan
is
the
integral
part
of
your
faith,
not
this
gadget."
Voh
mandir
ho
ya
masjid
.
Kabhi
kisi
festival
per
loud
speaker
ho
to
chalo
theek
hai
.Magar
roz
roz
to
na
mandir
mein
hona
chahiye
na
Masjid
mean
.For
more
than
thousand
years
Azaan
was
given
with
out
the
loud
speaker
Azaan
is
the
integral
part
of
yourfaith
not
this
gadget
.
Javed
is
the
year
2020's
winner
of
the
Richard
Dawkins
Award,
which
is
bestowed
upon
those
who
proclaim
and
uphold
the
values
of
secularism,
rationalism
and
scientific
truth.