Comparing Twitter to porn shown in theatre, Sonu Nigam quits the social networking site
Mumbai: Singer Sonu Nigam, in a series of tweets, had announced that he would quit Twitter. Siding with singer Abhijeet and actor Paresh Rawal, he claimed that the platform had no “balance” and was “one-sided” with hate all around.
As he bids adieu to his 6.5 million followers, he says that he has understood that “you can wake up someone who’s sleeping, but cannot wake up one who’s pretending to sleep when he’s awake”.
The singer, who claims to have a balanced approach, feels that the media is divided and the social networking site is full of “some nationalists, some just cold blooded pseudos”.
“People blessing you on one hand; and some wishing Death upon you. Even some young Girls and Boys and Kids behave like terrorists”(sic), he tweeted.
Sonu Nigam defended Paresh Rawal and said if “a woman can endorse a picture of Gautam Gambhir in the front of the Army jeep”, why should be the actor criticised for doing the same.
Referring to Paresh Rawal’s comment on author Arundhati Roy, he said since Arundhati has the right to have an opinion about Kashmir even other “other billion Indians have the right to feel let down too”.
Nigam, in a tweet, wrote that people have “stopped being humans” and are nothing beyond proud Muslims, Hindus, Pakistanis, and Indians.
He went on to accuse former JNUSU Vice-President Shehla Rashid of provocating supporters by accusing that BJP is involved in a sex racket. The singer argued that if Abhijeet’s account has been deleted then why not Rashid’s.
“Where’s the Balance? How is it all so one sided? Why is everyone so Angry here on Twitter? Why can’t there be a Sensible discussion?”(sic), he tweeted.
After claiming that he has nothing against Twitter and calling it a game changer, he compares the social networking site to porn shown in theaters. “Yet Twitter cud have been a Greater Platform. It’s like Porn, shown in Theatres”, he wrote.
Explaining to his followers and the media why he is leaving Twitter he said, “I quit Twitter in defiance of this one sided sham. Every logical, sensible patriot and humanist should”.
Sonu Nigam said he does not belong to a place which spews venom and taints him anti-Muslim. The singer said he follows his own religion and chooses the best from everywhere.
“I am no Right Wing, No Left Wing. I respect everyone’s Opinion but I guess Here, you have to Belong Somewhere”(sic), he wrote in a tweet.
Giving an advice to the people getting married, he said people can know the entire psychology and class of a partner by just going through his/her Twitter timeline.
Biding a goodbye to his 6.5 million followers, he said he would have an account if there is a newer platform with some filter.
