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Flared tempers, fixing allegations
erupted after Aamir Hafiz was eliminated from Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs.
Aamir's elder brother Firoze and his uncle created a ruckus after he was eliminated.
Neither the host, judges or even the special guest Ustad Amjad Ali Khan could
pacify Aamir's relatives. They pulled Aamir off the stage and threatened to take
this issue with the media. Aamir's
brother Firoze had this to say, "This is complete injustice. My brother was
done in by the channel. When he's already crooning for a film, why will the people
vote against him? Aamir has been receiving votes form both India and abroad. Thus
it's hard to imagine how he could lag behind." When asked whether he
holds any grudge against the judges, Firoze replied, "No, I don't hold any
grudge against the judges. After all, they only follow what the channel tells
them to do. In the past few weeks they were forced to give fewer marks to Aamir.
We will take this issue with the media." At this juncture, Aamir's
mother Noor Jahan jumped in, "My son is emotionally distraught. He's not
in a position to say anything. He simply hasn't stopped crying. Zee TV will be
responsible if anything happens to my son." Not long ago, Aamir's family
and friends appealed to the public to vote for him as they were very poor. Often
such desperate appeal doesn't find favour with the public. Could this be the reason
for the public not voting for him? An emotional Noor Jahan chides, "That
may be true but the public will never discount the fact that Aamir is more talented
than Tanmay." Hitting back at these allegations, Creative Head Payaol
Patel says, "All I would say is that this is an emotional outburst. Such
behaviour reflects immaturity on their part. Aamir himself handled this setback
very sportingly and behaved in a mature manner than his brother and uncle. Even
Sonuji blasted them saying that this is a classic case of biting the hand that
feeds you. By the way, Aamir only lost by a slim margin to Tanmay." So,
will they take any action against Hafiz, Payaol enunciates, "I don't want
to comment on this. We will take necessary steps only when required. However knowing
the family very well, I'm sure they will calm down once the dust settles."
| By
Mayur Lookhar |
Posted
on 14 Feb 2008 2:00 pm | | | |