New Delhi: After Ramya Krishnan uploaded an emotional video of watching evergreen Bollywood actress Rekha acting on singing actuality present ‘Indian Idol 12’, now Sona Mohapatra additionally expressed her happiness on seeing the ‘Silsila’ actress’ look on the present. However, she reiterated her disappointment with the present makers for sheltering music composer Anu Malik, who was accused of sexual harassment throughout India’s MeToo motion.
In her tweet, Sona wrote, “Happy to see #Rekha , a fine artist & sparkling woman giving a boost to a sad music reality show on social media. Why sad?What would U call a show that kept a known serial sexual predator & pervert on its payroll year after year?Anu Malik.Doesn’t even deserve a hashtag, #India.”
Replying to her tweet, one of many customers wrote how the present had handled Anu Malik’s current return on ‘Indian Idol 12’ as a visitor. “They called him back and glorified him as a guest this year. He sang ‘Ladki dekhi mooh se seeti Baji haath se taali” and I watched and squirmed,” the consumer wrote.Â
Sona replied to tweet writing, “Basically they called Anu Malik on the sad show & made him sing this to instigate good people to protest & give the channel free publicity & promotions. ‘Sexual perversion & perverts’ are a marketing tool for marketeer tools I’ve figured.”
For the unversed, Anu Malik was eliminated because the jury panel of ‘Indian Idol’ after he was accused of sexual harassment and misconduct. He, nonetheless, was employed again as one of many judges in the course of the eleventh season of the singing actuality present.Â
The twelfth season of ‘Indian Idol’ is judged by Vishal Dadlani, Himesh Reshammiya and Neha Kakkar and hosted by Aditya Narayan.
