Zee Network has banned famous Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam after he tweeted a video in support of Aam Aadmi Party leader and friend Kumar Vishwas. The video challenged Zee News channel’s footage showing Vishwas making an “alleged” comment related to the farmer Gajendra Singh’s suicide in New Delhi.
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 On Tuesday, film trade analyst and host of ETC Bollywood Business, Komal Nahta tweeted that Zee Music Co. will not buy music with Sonu Nigam’s songs.
Heard, Zee Music Co. will not buy music with Sonu Nigam’s songs. Reason unknown. The singer would be replaced in their forthcoming films.
— Komal Nahta (@KomalNahta) April 28, 2015 However, the ace singer confirmed the ban by Zee himself on Tuesday.
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 Hours after his tweet, scores of Sonu Nigam’s fans took Twitter by a storm with #IStandWithSonuNigam hashtag, throwing their support behind the singer.
@sonunigam We as a country are gravitating towards bans ;). Whatever, there’s plenty of other ways of listening to you 🙂 Good luck to zee!
— Anita Subramani (@anitadhinesh) April 28, 2015 Yes #IStandWithSonuNigam He stood by whats right. Supporting @DrKumarVishwas against a malicious video. Thx. pic.twitter.com/cpyRtIWzSv
— #IStandWithSonuNigam (@DaarubaazMehta) April 29, 2015 Their editors caught on tape seeking bribes & sent to jail. They r famous for manufacturing lies! #BanZeeNews #IStandWithSonuNigam
— MOUMITA CHOWDHURY (@immoumita) April 29, 2015 Music director Vishal Dadlani also came in favour of Sonu Nigam calling the ban absolutely disgraceful.
#IStandWithSonuNigam . Banning an artist of the calibre of @sonunigam for expressing a fair and justified view, is absolutely disgraceful!
— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) April 29, 2015 
