Tripura Governor compares Azaan to firecrackers' noise
Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy has compared Azaan, mosques' call to prayer, to the noise created by firecrackers. "Every Diwali, fights start over noise pollution from crackers. Crackers are burst only a few days in a year. But no fight about Azaan over loudspeakers at 4:30 AM!" tweeted Roy. The use of loudspeakers is contrary to Islam, he added.