Bigg Boss 2 ex-contestant Payal Rohatgi has backed the presence of Sajid Khan on the latest season of Bigg Boss 16, after showers of criticisms received by him, by and large. After the #MeToo allegation on Khan in 2018, the Salman Khan mediated reality series has offered him an open floor since his record of sexual harassment.
Payal took to her Instagram Story to support Khan. The post read, “Sajid Khan has done wrong with 6 women as they narrated publicly. He has been reprimanded by all and publicly humiliated for his actions. Now the 6 women can take him to court. But let me put it on record when even murderers have been given the right to reform by the values of Mahatma Gandhi then here even Sajid Khan has the right to live. He has the right to earn money. He has the right to repent.”
“Let him fight for his right. You oppose him but don’t do the drama of quitting Bollywood,” added Payal. She retaliated Mandana Karimi who heavily criticised Sajid’s entry in the reality show. She further averred that, “This (Bollywood) is no place to work, it has no respect for women.” The Lock Upp contestant shared the post and added, “You should not stay in Iran too as women aren’t respected there either.”
Mandana bluntly stated in an interview with the Hindustan Times that the MeToo movement has not been able to gain momentum as people are self-centered and work care for their own good. “It does make me feel sad. To be honest, that is also the reason I have not worked for the last seven months. I’m not working anymore. I didn’t go to any auditions. I don’t want to work in Bollywood. I don’t want to be involved with an industry where there is no respect for women,” she added.
