Sonu Nigam banned for supporting Kumar Vishwas; #IStandWithSonuNigam trends on Twitter
New Delhi, April 29: Singer Sonu Nigam has said that he has been banned by a media channel. As per reports, the singer was banned for supporting AAP leader Kumar Vishwas.
Sonu Nigam shared a video on Twitter and urged people to learn the "truth" behind Kumar Vishwas' "alleged" comment on farmer Gajendra Singh's suicide.
Mumbai cops' moral policing leaves Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam disappointed
I
am
far
from
politics
but
I
feel
this
truth
should
come
out
for
the
sake
of
my
poet
friend
Kumar
Vishwas.
https://t.co/E4QWJrgg6c
—
Sonu
Nigam
(@sonunigam)
April
26,
2015
Later Sonu Tweeted and said, "So now Zee announces a ban on me. :) What do I say.. God bless everyone."
He followed it up with a series of tweets:
Glad
2
see
a
nice
response
2
my
tweet
last
night.
My
duty
is
2
be
rational.
True
2
what
I
see.
Irrespective
of
d
party
or
d
person.
—
Sonu
Nigam
(@sonunigam)
April
27,
2015
So
now
Zee
announces
a
ban
on
me.
:)
What
do
I
say..
God
bless
everyone.
—
Sonu
Nigam
(@sonunigam)
April
28,
2015
Wonder
should
it
not
be
illegal
to
ban
someone
on
the
pretext
of
nothing
in
a
democracy?
Influencing
others
to
not
work
with
an
individual.
—
Sonu
Nigam
(@sonunigam)
April
28,
2015
Well
legal
or
illegal,
one
thing's
for
sure.
Banning
someone,
is
definitely
unGodly.
—
Sonu
Nigam
(@sonunigam)
April
28,
2015
I
Am
Grateful
for
all
your
support.
I
would
wanna
believe
that
the
negativity
wouldn't
last
too
long.
—
Sonu
Nigam
(@sonunigam)
April
29,
2015
Soon after Sonu tweeted about the ban, the hashtag #IStandWithSonuNigam started trending on twitter as the Twitter world came in support of the renowned playback singer.
Sonu
Nigam
earns
the
wrath
of
a
media
channel
after
he
tweets
in
support
of
AAP
Kumar
Vishwas.#IStandWithSonuNigam
pic.twitter.com/cxoboolW5n
—
#IStandWithSonuNigam
(@DaarubaazMehta)
April
29,
2015
👏👏👏@singer_shaan
for
taking
stand.
whole
film
industry
should
come
out
and
stand
for
@sonunigam
#IStandWithSonuNigam
https://t.co/KcfSIhXAfo
—
है_आशा
(@hai_aasha)
April
29,
2015
I
am
proud
that
i
have
stopped
watching
@ZeeNews
RT
if
you
are
one
of
me
#IStandWithSonuNigam
—
Nadim
Ram
Ali
(@imNadimRamAli)
April
29,
2015
Music
Company
runs
because
of
Singers,
not
the
vice
versa.
#IStandWithSonuNigam
—
ऋषि
नवेंदुष्वर
(@NavenduSingh_)
April
29,
2015
As per ABP report, "now Zee Music will not buy any music with ‘Sonu Nigam songs' as they have put a ban on him."
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