Post 'Azaan' Tweet & A Fatwa, Sonu Nigam Shaves His Head Off To Prove He's Not Anti-Muslim

Meet the man of the hour: Sonu Nigam.

Sonu Nigam had tweeted about accepting the Muslim cleric¡¯s challenge and guess what? He indeed shaved off his head and that too on live Television. A Kolkata-based cleric, who issued a Fatwa and announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh to anybody who would shave off Sonu's head and garland him with shoes. Sonu Nigam also addressed the media and expressed his views firmly. He clarified how he raised a social topic and not a religious one when he tweeted about being woken up by the sound of azaan.

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

¡ª Sonu Nigam (@sonunigam) April 16, 2017

(Also read: Sonu Nigam Remains Firm On His Stand, Tweets He's Against The Use Of Loudspeaker & Not Religion)

He also apologized to people who thought otherwise. In the press conference, he added,

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¡°I did not target any specific religion. I spoke against the use of loudspeakers and everyone has a right to his opinion¡±.

Jiss insaan ne poori zindagi Mohd Rafi sahab ko apna pita maana hai, jiske guru ka naam Ustad Gulam Mustafa Khan sahab hai: Sonu Nigam (1/2) pic.twitter.com/9f6aFHQr1N

¡ª ANI (@ANI_news) April 19, 2017

Us insan ke baare mein koi aisa soche, kahe ya taint kare ki anti-Muslim,toh ye meri problem nahi hai, ye aapki problem hai:Sonu Nigam (2/2) pic.twitter.com/hmkPU38wpd

¡ª ANI (@ANI_news) April 19, 2017

Sonu dropped in at the press conference with his celebrity hairstylist Hakim Aalim and shaved off his head. He also said, ¡°My words have been taken out of context.¡±