It is a well known fact that loud Muslim prayers multiple times every day through horn loud speakers is distrubing neighborhood residents everywhere. Such use of horn loudspeakers is illegal too. Sonu Nigam is neither the first person who is complaining not the last person who will complain this public nuisance. In fact, many courts across the country have passed judgements to stop noise pollution due to Muslim prayers through horn loud speakers. But, administration and politicians have failed to implement the court orders.
So, when Sonu Nigam says something about a real issue, Why should Pooja Bhatt support the loudspeaker noise with Church bells and aggarabathi? And relate them to the spirit of India? Here are some observations and speculations.
1. Church bells are not as loud as horn loudspeakers. Aggarabathi does not create noise pollution or any other pollution. Pooja Bhat may be becoming emotional for some reason.
2. The spirit of India is not trouble making. Not acknowledge mistakes committed by one group would not contribute towards achieving social harmony as some believe naively.
3. Pooja Bhatt is daughter of Mahesh Bhatt and Loraine Bright (Kiran Bhatt after marriage). She is separated from her husband Munish Makhija. Pooja may be taking the issue personally.
4. Sonu Nigam is identifying him self as a non-Muslim. He is a theist. He is forced to wake up by loudspeaker. He is rightly calling this as a forced religiousness prevalent in India. Probably, Sonu Nigam is crossing the political correctness.
5. Sonu Nigam has sent out three tweets on this topics one after the other. The second tweet categorically disowns temples and gurudwara that creates noise pollution. Still, many are conveniently neglecting the second tweet and creating noise around the first tweet.
6. It is not easy to articulate clearly against the problem of noise pollution in India. NGOs such as Awaaz, socio-politico-cultural organizations such as RSS, VHP, BJP, Congress, Communists are hesitant to raise this issue. Sonu Nigam has boldly and correctly articulated the problem faced by vast populations across the country.
7. Ahmad Patel has understood the problem articulated by Sonu Nigam and responded appropriately in a positve way.
8. While many artists, writers and academicians are voicing their support to Sonu Nigam, many politicians have remained as mute spectators. And Pooja Bhatt has jumped in to create confusion and complicate the problem.
