Maulvi said 'taqla taqla taqla' so Sonu Nigam said 'qabool hai': Twitter in splits over singer's 'bald' statement

Before hairstylist Aalim Hakim got into the act, Nigam stressed that his tweets were against the use of loudspeakers in morning sermons and not aimed at any particular religion. "I only spoke against the use of loudspeakers. Everybody has a right to his opinion. I have the right to have an opinion and it should not be misconstrued. Loudspeakers are not a necessity; they are not a part of any religion," Nigam said. His intention, he pointed out, was not to hurt anybody's sentiments. "If I have done anything wrong, please forgive me. My intention was just to talk on a social topic and not a religious topic," he added.

The singer said it was wrong to focus on one particular tweet where he described the broadcasting of sermons on loudspeakers as 'gundagardi' (hooliganism). "People took one tweet of mine where I mentioned 'gundagardi' and ignored other tweets where I also talked about temples and gurudwaras," he said. Nigam said if anyone thought him -- a person who considered the singer, Mohammed Rafi, as his father, and whose guru was Ustad Gulam Mustafa Khan - as anti-Muslim, then "it is not my problem, but theirs."

People these days, he said, were either left wingers or right wingers, so a "secular" person like him was in a minority. "I am a secular person, a neutral person. You will rarely find people who are neutral. So, I am the minority here." After the conference got over, he went inside a room to get his head tonsured. Nigam had hinted in a tweet earlier in the day that he planned to shave off his head. "Today at 2 pm Aalim will come to my place and shave my head. Keep your 10 lakhs ready, Maulavi," he had tweeted, tagging a new report on the fatwa.

Here's how Twitter reacted: 

Maulana: Taqla Taqla Taqla?
Sonu Nigam: Qubool Hai, Qubool Hai, Qubool Hai!

— Dead Mau5i (@AdvancedMaushi) April 19, 2017

At least 1 lakh to sonu sood ka bhi banta hai

— small talk buddy (@Oinkoo) April 19, 2017

Sonu Nigam: "I've shaved off my hair"

Baba Sehgal: "NOW WE MAKE A PAIR. SONU KO NA DENA DARE. COS HE DON'T CARE"

Sonu Nigam: "chup kar bc"

— Akshar (@AksharPathak) April 19, 2017

If Sonu Nigam had to make a movie right now, would he call it Baal Ho Na Ho? #sorry

— Lala Kutty (@vantaskigoli) April 19, 2017

Hahahahahahahah! Dear Maulvi ji who issued Fatwa, If your 10 lacs are not ready, Do not boast ever in your life! https://t.co/WCMP1czX7e

— Bhaiyyaji (@bhaiyyajispeaks) April 19, 2017

Excellent! But please don't lose your head about it, that could be the maulvi's next fatwa. https://t.co/9g2l1y314d

— MansahaRatty (@YearOfRat) April 19, 2017

Ha ha! That's how you do it! Well played! https://t.co/FysLNwMm0o

— Ashwin Mushran (@ashwinmushran) April 19, 2017

Ha ha, didn't agree with your earlier tweet but this is a smart one https://t.co/EYT07GAGlY

— sonia singh (@soniandtv) April 19, 2017

Q: What will Sonu Nigam do with the 10L he'll get for shaving his head?
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A: Deposit it into his shavings account.#SelfThoo

— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) April 19, 2017

If Sonu Nigam helps in getting loudspeakers banned, he will be deemed as the greatest Indian revolutionist of 21st century.

— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) April 19, 2017

Bald men who took India by storm in 2017:

1. Sonu Nigam
2. Yogi Adityanath

— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) April 19, 2017

Well done Sonu Nigam, we are proud of you ! pic.twitter.com/MTsbHASHZW

— Pinku & Dishu (@LEDtvn) April 19, 2017

Well done Sonu Nigam, we are proud of you ! pic.twitter.com/MTsbHASHZW

— Pinku & Dishu  (@LEDtvn) April 19, 2017