Which mosque allowed your dad to ‘sing’? Priyanka’s claim irks netizens

Mumbai : International star Priyanka Chopra created an uproar on social media after she claimed that her father Dr Ashok Gupta used to ‘sing in mosque’. She told this while speaking about her religious, spiritual views and her secular upbringing as a child in India in an interview with Oprah Winfrey.
In a new promo from the interview which is surfacing online, Oprah talked to Priyanka about India’s ‘spiritual energy’ and asked if she had a ‘spiritual foundation’. Replying to her, Priyanka said, “I think I did. In India, it is hard not to. You’re right. With the swirling number of religions that we have, that live within the country as well. I grew up in a convent school. I was aware of Christianity. My dad used to sing in a mosque, I was aware of Islam. I grew up in a Hindu family, I was aware of that. Spirituality is such a large part of India that you really cannot ignore it.” Priyanka added how her late father, Ashok Chopra, always taught her that all religions are ways to the same God.
Priyanka Chopra receives criticism However, her statement did not go well with many, creating an outrage on social media . Many users even questioned the former Miss World that which mosque allowed her dad to sing.
Check out how netizens reacted to her claim: https://twitter.com/Nida_Tehseen/status/1373029058787807233 Did she just say her father “sang in the mosque”???? #PriyankaChopra #OprahWinfrey pic.twitter.com/38tCMgQ1RT — Farigh Auqat (@farighauqat) March 19, 2021 https://twitter.com/Bhuut_/status/1372957409208045575 https://twitter.com/izntdatdeep/status/1373042692708524035 https://twitter.com/chayansarkar87/status/1373112314342215683 https://twitter.com/potaydur/status/1372995987560628225 While many criticised Priyanka Chopra for her claim, a section of social media user defended her. “I don’t understand why so many of the maniacs are pressed because of her saying her father sings in mosques. I think what she meant was singing prayers during milads or jumma, that is very normal. As a Muslim who goes to pray every Friday at mosques, let me tell you, it is normal,” wrote one user.