Javed Akhtar condemns Sufi group for 'threatening' Sona Mohapatra
New Delhi
May 1, 2018
Veteran film writer and lyricist Javed Akhtar, on Tuesday,
hit back at the Madariya Sufi Foundation for allegedly threatening singer Sona
Mohapatra to take down a music video.
Mohapatra, in a series of tweets on
Monday, had alleged that the foundation had sent her a notice to remove her
latest video 'Tori Surat' as it doesn't conform with their norms of a 'Sufi
song'.
Akhtar took to Twitter to condemn the organisation "in strongest
possible words".
"In strongest possible words I condemn those regressive
and reactionary organisations who are threatening Sona Mahapatra for making a
music video of a Amir Khusrau ' Geet . These mullas should know that Amir
Khusrau belongs to every Indian . He is not your property," said the
73-year-old.
The tweet where the 'Ambarsariya' singer had opened up about
the threats, read, "Dear @MumbaiPolice I have received a threatening notice from
the Madariya Sufi Foundation to remove my music video Tori Surat from all
communication mediums. They claim that the video is vulgar,will flare communal
tensions.I need to know whom to write in my response to at ur end."
She
further wrote, "The Madariya foundation along with the agreement of the
Nizamuddin Dargah have an issue with the description of my Tori Surat music
video, "earthy incarnations of the feminine Divine" & with "a sleeveless dress
and body exposing dancers". Basically with everything woman & free. Dear
@MumbaiPolice the Madariya Sufi foundation claims to work for Sufism,peace &
universal brotherhood in their threatening notice to me. I ask you & #India
,what about the 'sisterhood'?Why is it that in this day & age the women expected
to cover up, not sing or dance in public."
New Delhi
May 1, 2018
Veteran film writer and lyricist Javed Akhtar, on Tuesday,
hit back at the Madariya Sufi Foundation for allegedly threatening singer Sona
Mohapatra to take down a music video.
Mohapatra, in a series of tweets on
Monday, had alleged that the foundation had sent her a notice to remove her
latest video 'Tori Surat' as it doesn't conform with their norms of a 'Sufi
song'.
Akhtar took to Twitter to condemn the organisation "in strongest
possible words".
"In strongest possible words I condemn those regressive
and reactionary organisations who are threatening Sona Mahapatra for making a
music video of a Amir Khusrau ' Geet . These mullas should know that Amir
Khusrau belongs to every Indian . He is not your property," said the
73-year-old.
The tweet where the 'Ambarsariya' singer had opened up about
the threats, read, "Dear @MumbaiPolice I have received a threatening notice from
the Madariya Sufi Foundation to remove my music video Tori Surat from all
communication mediums. They claim that the video is vulgar,will flare communal
tensions.I need to know whom to write in my response to at ur end."
She
further wrote, "The Madariya foundation along with the agreement of the
Nizamuddin Dargah have an issue with the description of my Tori Surat music
video, "earthy incarnations of the feminine Divine" & with "a sleeveless dress
and body exposing dancers". Basically with everything woman & free. Dear
@MumbaiPolice the Madariya Sufi foundation claims to work for Sufism,peace &
universal brotherhood in their threatening notice to me. I ask you & #India
,what about the 'sisterhood'?Why is it that in this day & age the women expected
to cover up, not sing or dance in public."
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