After Sonu, Suchitra Krishnamoorthi complains about ‘azaan’

TIL Desk Bollywood/ After Sonu Nigam’s recent rant against amplified calls for morning prayers, actress-singer Suchitra Krishnamoorthi has criticised the “aggressive/ear shattering call” for ‘azaan’, saying she does not need public loudspeakers to remind her of God.

Suchitra, 41, called it a case of “imposed religiosity”, describing the use of loudspeakers as “lowlife” and “dumb”, “Came home at 4.45 am 2 most aggressive/ear shattering call of azaan,” she tweeted. Her Tweets were met with both praise and scorn. While some commended her for talking about the issue, others called her an attention-seeker.

When a Twitter user posted that it was good to wake up at ‘Brahma muhurta’ (early morning) according to Hinduism, the actress replied, “I wake up at Brahmamuhurt of my own accord & do my prayers & riyaz & yoga. I don’t need public loudspeakers to remind me of my God or my duty.”  She further said she had no problems with ‘azaan’ or prayers during decent hours. “But to be waking up entire neighbourhood at 5 am is not civilized,” she posted.