Singer Sonu Nigam has been outspoken about many topics like playing the national anthem in public places, the #MeToo movement and azaan loudspeakers. The singer has also shown interest in many social causes. In the past, he had extended his support to the transgender community, held a charity concert to raise funds to educate tribal children, did a Unicef charity project, worked towards eliminating malnutrition in India and much more. Now, the singer has opened up about joining politics.
Talking about politics, Sonu told IANS via email without mentioning the name of any political party: "I am not ready for politics right now. I politely declined the offer which I got." He has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections. Apart from welcoming him back, he had also sung the verse Shyam Ke Rogan Rele for a web series on Modi. Was there an extra pressure on him as the project was based on the Prime Minister?
The singer further added, "No pressure at all. It's a song like any other song and I give equal importance to all the songs. This was no different," said the Kal ho naa ho hitmaker. Gigs have been keeping him tied up as well. Last month, he went on his 18th US tour. He felt that a lot has changed over time.
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Sonu said, "With time, you change as a person, a performer, the technology changes, the taste of the audience changes, the preference etc. But one simple thing you have to keep in mind, especially in places like the US and Canada, there is a lot of attention given to the sincerity of the performer,"
