After 5 Women Accused Anu Malik Of #MeToo, Hema Sardesai Defends Him By Blaming The Accusers
Anu Malik lifted my skirt and unzipped my pants, an anonymous woman who had met Anu Malik in 1990 had tole Mid-day about her sexual misconduct experience with the man who was behind most of the iconic songs of the ¡®90s. The allegations were deep and grave, and came from many women including renowned names like Sona Mohapatra, Neha Bhasin and Shweta Pandit among others.
A year after #MeToo, has anything really changed? Anu Malik who after being accused by four women of sexual misconduct was kicked out of Indian Idol, a show he was judging, is back at his job again.
Seeing this, Sona Mohapatra, the Ambarsariya singer who has strongly and quite boldly gone against him for his wrong behaviour, asked a very legit question. ¡°It takes only a Nirbhaya level tragedy for #India to wake up?¡± she asked.
It seen the channel has finally woken up and now the grapevine suggests that they are considering to kick him out of the show yet again. Five women, including Neha Bhasin who shared her story only recently, have accused Anu Malik of sexual harassment. But is there anyone who has taken his stand?
Singer Hema Sardesai has come forward only recently. Known for songs singing songs like Awaara Bhanware, Hema Sardesai defended Anu Malik by blaming the accusers. ¡°Why have they been quiet for so many years?¡± she asked.
¡°So many years ago when my struggle carried on in the industry I was the ONLY singer who had clearly stated publicly that I have refused to compromise my values for songs. Why were all others quiet then? And why have they been quiet for so many years? By sheer grace despite my strong principles, I was blessed with many blockbuster hit songs including those directed by Anu Malik. If one of the decent most Singers like me cld have sung some of Anu Malik¡¯s greatest songs, it proves there is a great Artiste in him who respected true talent and who respectfully gave me songs on merit alone.¡±
¡°I ask some of the singers who are talking against him... why were you quiet for so many years? Are you¡¯ll trying to say all the other Music directors who you¡¯ll worked with were Gods? Like seriously? Also if for publicity sake you are throwing stones at him, it¡¯s not acceptable. I ask those known singers who got most of his big songs why are you¡¯ll quiet today when you shld be standing by him? I mean it takes two hands to clap rite? When one of the most RAREST DECENT MOST Singer of the industry says something on this, the people concerned shld sit up and take heed pls.¡±
Here¡¯s her entire post!
Anu Malik, on the other hand, has always denied the claims. Just because the women revealed their stories after years, shall we not believe them at all?
