Anu
Malik
has
been
mired
in
controversies,
with
several
sexual
harassment
allegations
levelled
against
him.
The
latest
is
a
notice
sent
by
the
National
Commission
for
Women
(NCW),
which
has
resulted
in
his
ouster
as
a
judge
from
the
singing
reality
show,
Indian
Idol
11
on
Sony
Entertainment
Television.
The
official
government
body
sent
a
notice
to
the
broadcasting
channel
following
an
open
letter
by
singer
Sona
Mohapatra
to
Smriti
Irani,
Union
Minister
for
Textiles
and
Women
&
Child
Development.
The
notice
was
addressed
to
Rohit
Gupta,
President,
Sony
Entertainment
Television.
The
channel
in
question
had
recently
received
some
serious
flak
on
for
having
reinstated
Malik
as
a
judge
on
Indian
Idol
11.
After
being
served
the
notice,
a
final
call
has
been
taken
by
the
show
executives.
According
to
media
reports,
Anu
Malik
has
quit
the
show
with
immediate
effect.
A
source
close
to
the
development
added
that
the
channel
hasn’t
found
a
replacement
as
yet.
The
NCW
also
shared
the
legal
notice
served
to
the
channel
on
their
official
Twitter
handle.
The
notice
features
a
mention
of
singer
Sona
Mohapatra's
tweet
whilst
seeking
an
explanation
from
the
channel
on
the
matter.
An
excerpt
from
the
notice
stated,
"The
National
Commission
for
Women
has
come
across
a
Twitter
post
of
Ms
Sona
Mohapatra
wherein
it
has
been
alleged
that
Sony
TV
has
ignored
the
testimonies
of
multiple
women
against
a
person
regarding
sexual
harassment
and
assault
has
further
been
made
a
judge
for
youngsters
on
national
television."
Sona
Mohapatra
immediately
took
to
Twitter
to
thank
everyone
who
supported
the
just
cause.
She
said,
"Thank
you
to
all
the
women
&
men
&
the
media
of
India
who
supported
our
campaign
#MoveOutMalik.
A
repeat
offender
like
Anu
Malik
on
national
tv
triggered
a
lot
of
trauma,
pain
&
stress
in
many
of
our
lives.
I
have
been
ill
for
a
while
&
I
hope
to
sleep
well
tonight."
(sic)
Post
the
#MeToo
movement
and
the
uproar
against
Anu
Malik,
the
Women
and
Child
Development
Ministry
has
reportedly
begun
listing
all
sex
offenders
in
a
digital
database.
On
the
other
hand,
the
musician
continues
to
deny
all
the
harassment
charges
levied
against
him.