Sonu Nigam recently created a huge stir after he expressed his dissent with the manner in which Indian singers are dealt with in the country. Speaking at a summit, the acclaimed singer said that he often feels that it would have been better had he belonged to Pakistan, rather than India. Now after facing major backlash for his comment, Sonu clarified his stance by asserting that his basic point was something else but it was reduced to a controversial statement.

In his official statement on Facebook, Sonu pointed out that his comment about being better off as a Pakistani singer was to do with the fact that how music companies in India ask Indian singers to pay 40-50% of their concerts remunerations to them but they don't ask the same from the singers from abroad, namely Pakistan.

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Further taking a jibe at journalists who miss the real content, Sonu mentioned, "Sometimes in an attempt to make headlines catchy and sensational, some journalists miss the real content. Yesterday's Aajtak Summit happened so amazing, and look what have they reduced it to..."

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For the unversed, Sonu had put forth his point at the summit that why music companies single out Indian singers? "They don’t do the same with Pakistani singers. Atif Aslam is a very close friend of mine. He is never asked to pay to sing at shows, neither is Rahat Fateh Ali Khan," he had said. Soon after his comment, Sonu was trolled on social media for calling out Indian music companies.