After singer Sonu Nigam posted a series of grumpy tweets this morning about being woken by the morning azaan. The difference in the last name has escaped some of those calling for a boycott of films – they’ve got the wrong Sonu and are trolling Mr Sood instead of Mr Nigam.
Actor Sonu Sood is having an identity crisis on Twitter when the social media trolls poured in after reading posts from Sonu Nigam.
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
— Sonu Nigam (@sonunigam) April 16, 2017
I don’t believe in any temple or gurudwara using electricity To wake up people who don’t follow the religion . Why then..? Honest? True?
— Sonu Nigam (@sonunigam) April 17, 2017
Gundagardi hai bus…
— Sonu Nigam (@sonunigam) April 17, 2017
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His tweets have divided social media opinion, with several taking his side and others criticising his posts as hateful and intolerant. A #BoycottSonu hashtag is being floated – only, Twitter can’t tell between the two Sonus and Mr Sood’s image and handle have been used in some posts. Like here:
No one is allowed to disrespect my religion, not gonna watch his movies anymore. #boycottsonu pic.twitter.com/pMib9SzMbc
— Rofl Gandhi (@RoflGandhi_) April 17, 2017
Mr Sood posted a plaintive tweet asking what’s really going on:
I am still wondering WHO said WHAT n to WHOM n WHO’S asking me to find out WHAT happened WHERE
— sonu sood (@SonuSood) April 17, 2017
Twitter reacted with hilarious incredulity,
When people tag sonu sood instead of sonu nigam !! pic.twitter.com/HQKyZBcIhN
— Harshit’astic (@b2harshitb2) April 17, 2017
Sonu sood will soon regret his first name.#sonunigam
— Dev Mittal (@Devmittal_civ16) April 17, 2017
If the Snapchat/Snapdeal debacle has taught us anything, I’m totally expecting Sonu Sood to run out of movie contracts any minute now.
— Akshiv Pathania (@AkshivPathania) April 17, 2017
People attacking Sonu Sood instead of Sonu Nigam r the same who attacked Snapdeal instead of Snapchat. These people deserve standing ovation
— prayag sonar (@prayag_sonar) April 17, 2017
Are people going to unfollow Sonu Sood now?
— Shilpa Rathnam (@shilparathnam) April 17, 2017
After sonu nigam’s tweet Sonu sood be like pic.twitter.com/5WkcvZTS4a
— Shobu (@Lakadbhagha) April 17, 2017
However, Sonu Nigam has not acknowledged the mistaken trolling of Sonu Sood yet.
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