Suchithra Krishnamurthy’s tweets against azaan has raked up a controversy yet again. The singer tweeted earlier this week:
came home at 4.45 am 2 most aggressive/ ear shattering call of azaan. Nothing more lowlife & dumb than such extreme imposed religiousity
— Suchitra (@suchitrak) July 23, 2017
A vast majority criticised Suchithra’s comments, with some even slamming the singer for coming home so late.
An MLA, Waaris Pathan, criticised the singer for her actions, and said that she was making such statements for publicity.
“Such type of cheap singers do this for publicity… She was partying till late in the night… Where was she when Aqlaq was lynched? Where was she when Junaid was thrown on a platform? If she gets so troubled by the sound of azaan, why doesn’t she go and stay in Nepal?” Pathan questioned, referring to the lynchings of Mohammad Akhlaq and Junaid Khan, who were beaten to death in separate incidents by a mob that suspected them of possessing/eating beef.
Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi was even more personal in his attack, referring to her as “these type of women”.
“These type of women love to dance with skimpy clothes… They drink (the) whole night and have made Indian culture a laughing stock… They should shut their mouth and stop dividing people,” Azmi said while demanding action against Krishnamoorthy for her tweets.
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Suchithra, in conversation with India Today, said that people like Azmi need to get well soon.
“Some people have problem with loud azaan, while some have [a problem with] loud bhajans… We should find a solution for it… I am not asking to stop it (azaan), but (that) the loud sounds be dealt with,” Krishnamoorthy said.
A month ago, a complaint was filed against Sonu Nigam by a religious outfit when he tweeted about the loud azaan in his locality.
Pic: The Times Of India