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'I am not gonna apologise': BTS' RM reacts after being called Islamophobic for sharing Frank Ocean's Bad Religion

BTS leader RM reacted after ‘RM apologise to Muslims' trends on Twitter for sharing Frank Ocean's Bad Religion.

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'I am not gonna apologise': BTS' RM reacts after being called Islamophobic for sharing Frank Ocean's Bad Religion
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BTS leader RM aka Kim Namjoon found himself in the middle of controversies when he shared Frank Ocean's soulful track, Bad Religion. As soon as he shared the track, ‘RM APOLOGISE TO MUSLIMS’ started trending as fans accused him of being Islamophobic due to the song's lyrics.

Now, singer has reacted to the accusations in an unfiltered statement and said, “You guys keep saying that I humiliated a religion, but I didn't. My intent wasn’t to insult any religion & I’d have respect for all beliefs & religions."

He further said, “I am fully aware of what's happening on Instagram. I can see it, but there wasn’t any intention to offend any religion. It's a song. So I am not gonna apologize. I'm 30-years-old & have the privilege to express my truth. A word is a word. Don’t assume!”

For the unversed, fans disappointed with the singer accused him of being Islamophobic due to the song's lyrics. One of the social media users wrote, “I really used to love namjoon and his taste in music but this song is so disrespectful to islam , even if the singer of the song mean something else how he could use allah akbar as a lyric ?! I'm so disappointed of you RM. NAMJOON APOLOGISE TO MUSLIMS RM APOLOGISE TO MUSLIMS.”

The second one said, “you have a largely muslim fan following, been to UN assemblies campaigning about "loving yourself" only to have islamophobic stance and disrespect another religion and god publicly. i don't have words.. NAMJOON APOLOGISE TO MUSLIMS. RM APOLOGISE TO MUSLIMS.”

The third one said, “It’s the biggest mistake he ever made, man you have a big Muslim fandom out there they always respect you as a person make change in this sick world! And protect you from hate! This is how you return the favor to them?? RM APOLOGISE TO MUSLIMS.”

The fourth person tweeted, “Kim namjoon of BTS disrespect to Islam and Muslim fans by sharing a song that shade to the BEST Religion our religion ISLAM. him as a human should respect all the religions and as an artist should respect his Muslim fans. RM APOLOGISE TO MUSLIMS. NAMJOON_APOLOGISE_TO_MUSLIMS.”

The fifth one said, “As a Muslim I find this utterly disturbing and disgusting this man is a UNICEF ambassador..... He has also been racist towards black people in the past......I don't know how he became a part of the UNICEF community in the first place. NAMJOON APOLOGISE TO MUSLIMS.”

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