Abhijeet Bhattacharya: The singer's Twitter account has been suspended after many users reported that he follows abusive tweets. It began on Monday, when actor Paresh Rawal tweeted that author Arundhati Roy should be tied to a jeep instead of pelters of stones in Kashmir, and Bhattacharya commented on the tweet that she should in fact be shot. Rawal’s and Bhattacharya’s tweets triggered a hailstorm of posts on both sides of the political spectrum. Sonu Nigam, a name you will come across soon on this list, tweeted: "One could disagree with Abhijeeetda's language but isnt Shehla's accusation that BJP has a sex racket, provocation enough to supporters?"
Sonu Nigam: After his tweet in support of Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Sonu Nigam went one step further and deleted his account. Nigam accused Twitter of a “one sided sham” after it suspended Bhattacharya’s account following his “offensive” tweets, especially against women. This, however, was not the biggest Twitter controversy involving Sonu Nigam. Last month, he expressed his annoyance at being woken up by ''azaan'' (call for prayer which is used to notify Muslims about prayer time) every morning. “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.” He then went on to say “And by the way Mohammed did not have electricity when he made Islam.. Why do I have to have this cacophony after Edison?” No prizes for guessing that Twitter went wild. He then got his head tonsured at a press conference in response to a fatwa by a Muslim cleric. Nigam also apologised later saying that his intention was not to hurt anybody's sentiments.
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Singer Suchitra. File photo.
Suchitra: Tamil film singer Suchitra’s alleged tweets on the who's who of Kollywood kicked up quite some storm. So much so that #Suchileaks stayed a trending topic for days. The singer reportedly posted photos, comments on actors in the industry with details about their personal lives. 'Unseen' photos of Dhanush, Hansika Motwani, Andrea Jeremiah, music director Anirudh Ravichander and Dhivyadharshini from a private party hit the Internet and conspiracy theories about celebrity relationships became the talk of the town. While her husband, theatre artiste Karthikumar alleged that Suchitra was going though a 'certain emotional condition', the singer herself said that her account was hacked by someone. Karthik even went on to release a video asking the media to not make a big deal out of the issue, stating, "All the people mentioned in the tweets have been patient enough to understand that this could happen to anyone and to not take it personally."
CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, 14/02/2016: Singer Adnan Sami performing a live concert at the University Centenary auditorium, Madras University campus in Chennai on February 14, 2016. Photo: B. Jothi Ramalingam
Adnan Sami: Adnan Sami recently trained his tweets at Muslim clerics, saying how can music be haraam in Islam when U.S. President Donald Trump was seen dancing with the royalty of Saudi Arabia during his first overseas visit. "Dear Muslim Clerics, U all claim music is haram in Islam? This is Saudi Arabia. This is song n dance by its Royalty! Whr r ur fatwas now?!" One of his Twitter followers wrote: “This is their traditional Arabic dance.” To which, Adnan replied: “Oh so that is okay then? It suddenly becomes ‘halal’? Selective convenience.”
Vishal Dadlani
Vishal Dadlani: In August 2016, the musician received much flak for his tweet against Jain monk Tarun Sagar, who addressed the Haryana Assembly in the nude. Dadlani allegedly called Tarun Sagar's speech as "monkery" and later deleted it. He also apologised for his remarks. Dadlani, who was also a supporter and campaigner for the AAP, severed political ties with the party after the controversy.
Armaan Malik
Armaan Malik: The singer got into an online tiff of sorts with actor Sonakshi Sinha over her participation in Justin Bieber's concert in Mumbai. The actor has sung a few songs for Bollywood in the past. "Actors are actors & singers are singers. Leave the stage & mic to us, that's our playground not yours," Malik had tweeted. Sonakshi held her ground, tweeting right back, "A secure artist wud always encourage another artist to grow their skills and follow their dreams. Art in any form should not be suppressed."
