Singer Sona Mohapatra Tweets Mumbai Police Over Alleged Threats From Sufi Foundation

New Delhi: Singer Sona Mohapatra on Monday posted a series of tweets addressed to Mumbai police, alleging that she has been receiving threat notice from Madariya Sufi Foundation for her latest music video Tori Surat. She claimed that the foundation termed her music video 'vulgar' and that it might 'flare communal tension.' "Dear Mumbai Police. 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 your end," she tweeted. She added that the Madariya Sufi Foundation has an issue with the 'description of her music video' and 'body exposing dancers' and claimed that they called her a 'regular offender.'

"The Sufi Madariya foundation has also called me a 'regular offender' & says that they find another five-year-old Video of me singing a Sufiana Kalam - Piya Se Naina on Coke Studio insulting Islam because I'm 'dressed exposing my body' & playing westernised music," she added.

Read Sona Mohapatra's tweets here.
 

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

— SONA (@sonamohapatra) April 30, 2018

 

The Sufi Madariya foundation has also called me a 'regular offender' & says that they find another five year old Video of me singing a Sufiana Kalam - Piya Se Naina on coke studio insulting Islam because I'm 'dressed exposing my body' & playing westernised music. @MumbaiPolice

— SONA (@sonamohapatra) April 30, 2018

 

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.

— SONA (@sonamohapatra) April 30, 2018

 

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

— SONA (@sonamohapatra) April 30, 2018

She also posted Tori Surat's music video on Twitter with a message that reads, "The earthy incarnations of the feminine divine. If this offends you, then please go live in your pre-historic cave."
 

The earthy incarnations of the feminine divine https://t.co/CzhoCgVkZ6

)If this offends you, then please go live in your pre-historic cave. )

— SONA (@sonamohapatra) May 1, 2018

Tori Surat is a part of Sona Mohapatra's latest album Lal Pari Mastani. The song was written by Ameer Khusrau.

In another tweet, she claimed to have received no help from Mumbai Police after post on Salman Khan's blackbuck poaching case.
 

The last time I shared my phone number with the @MumbaiPolice was when I was getting rape, mutilation, death & acid attack threats during the Salman controversy. I am sorry to say that no real help or remedy came my way sir, @CPMumbaiPolice . Thankful I am safe despite the same.

— SONA (@sonamohapatra) April 30, 2018

Mumbai Police claimed that they are following the matter on priority.
 

We have followed you. Request you to inbox your number. We will look into this on priority.

— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) April 30, 2018

Meanwhile, lyricist Javed Akhtar strongly condemned the threats and said that 'Amir Khusrau belongs to every Indian.'
 

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 .

— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) May 1, 2018

Sona Mohapatra has always been vocal about her opinions. Before Salman Khan, she had given a cutting response to singer Mika Singh for sending his 'best wishes' to Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape. During the Hrithik Roshan and Kangana Ranaut Controversy, she had written a lengthy Facebook post addressing the actress.