Sony TV's singing reality show, Indian Idol 12, has been embroiled in controversies for the last 2-3 weeks. It started with netizens criticising the show for its Kishore Kumar special followed by demands to eliminate contestants Shanmukhapriya and Danish Mohammad. The host of Indian Idol 12 Aditya Narayan faced heat for taking a dig at Amit Kumar for his statement against the show. Now, Aditya has landed in another trouble for hurting the sentiments of people belonging to Alibaug.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's wing Chitrapat Sena chief Ameya Khopkar took offence to Aditya's remark and demanded an apology. In a video on Facebook, Ameya in Marathi, said, "A Hindi channel has a singing reality show, I am not going to name it, but Aditya Narayan hosts the show, where he has made a derogatory comment about our Maharashtra’s Alibaug. I have not seen the show, but I got complaints from many people from Maharashtra. People on these Hindi channels so easily say, ‘Hum Kya Alibaug se aaye hai kya?’, and I think they are not aware of the rich cultural heritage that comes from Alibaug. If we, people of Alibaug, get upset, they don’t know what we can do, we won’t let the show take place. With this comment they have insulted us."
He further added, "I have informed Sony channel, the makers of the show and Aditya’s father, legendary singer Udit Narayan about this matter and have demanded an apology on behalf of the people of Alibaug."
Amid the outrage, Aditya shared a video and apologised. On Facebook, he wrote, "With a humble heart and folded hands I want to apologise to the people of Alibaug and everyone who has been hurt by my sentence on a recent episode of Indian Idol that I’m currently hosting. The intention was never to hurt anyone. I have immense love and respect for Alibaug. My own sentiments are connected with the place, it’s people and this soil."
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