A day after renowned playback singer Sonu Nigam accused an X user of impersonating him and sharing a political post about BJP’s loss in the Faizabad (Ayodhya) seat, the user has come forward to clear the air. The X user clarified that his real name is indeed “Sonu Nigam” and that it is not his fault if social media users mistook him for the singer.
For those unversed, the controversy began when several media outlets erroneously reported that the singer had posted a controversial message slamming the people of Ayodhya as “shameless” following the BJP’s defeat in the constituency where the Ram Mandir has been built. The singer quickly distanced himself from the post, asserting that he is not active on X and does not make “sensational political remarks.”
जिस सरकार ने पूरे अयोध्या को चमका दिया, नया एयरपोर्ट दिया, रेलवे स्टेशन दिया, 500 सालों के बाद राम मंदिर बनवाकर दिया, पूरी की पूरी एक टेंपल इकोनॉमी बनाकर दी उस पार्टी को अयोध्या जी सीट पर संघर्ष करना पड़ रहा है।
शर्मनाक है अयोध्यावासियों!
— Sonu Nigam (@SonuNigamSingh) June 4, 2024
In an interview with Hindustan Times, the singer expressed his alarm over the confusion and mentioned his intention to take action against the user. “People mistaking the X user for me is alarming. I will find some way to take action against the user,” he stated.
On Thursday, June 6, the user in question responded with a lengthy note on X to address the allegations made by the singer.
“It has come to my attention that Mr. Nigam has expressed concerns and is planning to take legal action against me, accusing me of impersonating him. This is to clarify that my name is Sonu Nigam, as given by my parents as well as in the official records. I have no intention whatsoever of impersonating the renowned singer. I have my own identity, and any resemblance to his name is unintentional and purely coincidental,” he wrote.
Hello Everyone,
I, Sonu Nigam, am writing to address the recent allegations made against me by the singer Sonu Nigam as reported in the captioned link. It has come to my attention that Mr. Nigam has expressed concerns and is planning to take legal action against me accusing me… pic.twitter.com/JIYdedOMvG
— Sonu Nigam (@SonuNigamSingh) June 6, 2024
The singer had earlier criticized media outlets for not verifying the user’s identity. “I wonder how people, including the news channels that mistook him for me, didn’t do their basic sanity check by reading the description of the account. His handle says Sonu Nigam Singh and the description says that he’s a criminal lawyer from Bihar,” the singer remarked in the interview.
He added, “This user has been doing this for a while. I’m often inundated with screenshots of his tweets from my well-wishers. My team reached out to him and insisted he fix his handle name and stop pretending to be me, as millions of people are being misled by the use of my surname. I’m sure we will find a way to fix this.”
Interestingly, the X account in question has garnered significant attention, being followed by Union Minister Piyush Goyal, BJP chief JP Nadda, former Union Minister Birender Singh, and other politicians. The user, who is quite active on the platform, boasts over 59,000 followers.
