Sonu Nigam supports Amit Kumar over Indian Idol 12 row. Watch video

Sonu Nigam recently took to social media to speak in support of Amit Kumar in the ongoing Indian Idol 12 controversy. He asked the makers to not take advantage of Amit's silence.

The controveries surrounding Indian Idol 12 refuses to die down ever since Amit Kumar revealed he was asked to praise the contestants and that he didn’t enjoy some of the performances. The singer was a special guest on the episode. After his statement, many others came forward to support him including Indian Idol 1 winner Abhijeet Sawant and Sunidhi. Meanwhile, host Aditya Narayan and lyricist Manoj Muntashir came out in support of the show. Now, Sonu Nigam, who has judged previous seasons of Indian Idol, released a video on social media where he is seen requesting the makers of the singing reality show to end this controversy and stop taking undue advantage of Amit Kumar’s silence. Sonu Nigam shared a video on his official Instagram account where he is seen saying that everyone is taking advantage of Amit Kumar's silence. He says, “Amit Kumar ji aaye hain, bohot bade aadmi hai woh. Pehli baat toh humare ustaad ke bete hai woh, Kishore Kumar ji ke bete hai (Amit Kumar ji is a very big man. First of all, he is our maestro Kishore Kumar ji’s son). He is a man who has seen this industry much more than us. Humse bohot zyada duniya dekh chuke hai woh aur industry mein woh kinke saath kaam kar chuke hai aur kab se kaam kar rahe hai. Seedhe aadmi hai, shareef aadmi hai, kuch bolte nahi hai, he is maintaining a dignified silence. Uska aap log undue advantage le rahe hai (He has worked with the who’s who of our industry and he has been working for so long. He is a simple and honest man, and undue advantage is being taken of his dignified silence).”