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#MeToo: Sona Mohapatra attacks Anu Malik again as he gears up for his comeback on TV
Last year, in the wave of the Me Too movement, Anu Malik was also called out by singer, Shweta Pandit post which, he had to quit his show Indian Idol. Now, as the composer gears up for a comeback, singer Sona Mohapatra took a dig at him and the channel. Read on.
In 2018, the Me Too movement had started in India and had brought forth many prominent names from various industries including, Bollywood and media. One of the names which came into the limelight was of the composer and Indian Idol judge, Anu Malik. The composer was accused by singer, Shweta Pandit for misconduct. Post her allegations, Sony Channel also had announced that Anu Malik will not be a part of their show. Singer Sona Mohapatra also had taken to social media to express her concerns back in 2018.
Once again, as Anu Malik gears up to return to TV as a guest on a children’s singing reality show, Superstar Singer, Sona attacked the composer on social media. Sona quoted a tweet which had Anu’s statement, “I was suddenly out of work for no rhyme or reason,” and enlisted a couple of reasons to remind the composer of the reasons why he was ousted. Sona requoted a couple of tweets by the composer and also shared what Shweta Pandit and others who had alleged Anu Malik of sexual misconduct.
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Sona wrote, “Anu Malik, these were the reasons, rhyme you go figure.” Not just this, Sona also cautioned the channel for bringing Anu back on TV and requoted an article about Shweta Pandit’s accusations on the composer. She wrote to the channel and Anu, “One more ‘reason’ & the number of them is quite large Mr. Anu Malik. Do take note, producers of @superstarsinge @SonyLIV, your show hosting him is supposed to be aimed at kids between 2 & 15 yrs? “Singer Shweta Pandit calls Anu Malik a paedophile.”
Last year too, when the Me Too movement was in full swing, Sona had raised her voice against the Anu Malik during that time. Not just Anu Malik, Sona had taken a strong stand against singer Kailash Kher as well who was also named by her for misconduct during the movement. Post allegations against Anu Malik, he had left Indian Idol. However, now the composer might be making a comeback on the show, Superstar Singer on Sony TV.
