Indian
Idol
12
contestant
Shanmukhapriya
has
been
on
the
receiving
end
of
criticism
after
her
performance
on
Shravan
Rathod's
song
'Humko
Sirf
Tumse
Pyaar
Hai'
has
not
gone
down
well
with
the
audience.
The
fans
of
the
show
were
not
impressed
by
her
rendition
of
the
same
and
soon
started
trolling
her
and
demanding
her
eviction.
Now
the
17-year-old
contestant
has
spoken
about
the
same.
Talking
about
the
scenario
with
Yovi
Vizag,
Shanmukhapriya
revealed
that
she
does
not
read
the
comments
on
her
social
media
handle.
She
added
that
she
came
to
know
about
the
trolls
after
her
well-wishers
informed
her
about
the
same.
The
singer
said
that
she
tried
to
take
the
trolls
with
a
pinch
of
salt.
Not
only
Shanmukhapriya,
but
her
mother
Mrs
Ratnamala
also
spoke
to
the
publication
about
the
backlash
her
daughter
has
been
receiving.
She
said
that
they
have
been
receiving
such
negative
comments
for
the
last
three
weeks.
She
added
that
her
daughter
has
been
trying
to
experiment
with
different
genres
and
she
only
sang
the
track
because
the
showrunners
asked
her
to
do
so.
Shanmukhapriya's
mother
also
went
on
to
say
that
despite
criticism,
her
daughter
has
also
been
receiving
love
and
respect
from
some
fans.
The
Indian
Idol
12
contestant
added
that
she
is
extremely
indebted
to
the
fans
of
the
show
for
bestowing
her
with
so
many
laurels
for
her
stint
on
the
show.
She
said
that
even
legends
like
Michael
Jackson
have
had
to
bear
criticism.
Shanmukhapriya
added
that
all
she
knows
is
music
and
that
she
is
doing
this
because
she
likes
to
sing
and
perform.
The
contestant
went
on
to
say
that
she
wants
her
work
to
speak
for
itself.
On
a
concluding
note,
she
told
the
publication
that
she
will
try
her
best
to
showcase
her
skills
in
the
upcoming
rounds.
Meanwhile,
the
singing
reality
show
Indian
Idol
12
has
been
witnessing
many
controversies
that
especially
sparked
up
after
the
Kishore
Kumar
tribute
episode.
The
host
Aditya
Narayan
also
came
under
the
scanner
and
was
trolled
by
netizens
after
he
seemed
to
have
taken
an
indirect
dig
at
the
legendary
singer's
son
Amit
Kumar.
For
the
unversed
Amit
had
criticized
the
episode
of
the
show
that
was
aimed
to
pay
tribute
to
his
father.