Of
late,
Indian
Idol
12
has
been
in
the
news
for
all
wrong
reasons.
The
show
got
into
controversy
when
netizens
slammed
judges
and
contestants
for
ruining
Kishore
Kumar
songs.
The
Kishore
Kumar
special
episode
had
legendary
actor's
son
Amit
Kumar
as
a
guest,
who
had
reacted
to
the
netizens'
backlash.
He
had
also
revealed
that
he
was
asked
to
praise
the
contestants.
Post
Amit
Kumar's
statement,
several
celebrities
supported
him
and
a
few
of
them
even
revealed
that
they
too
were
asked
to
praise
the
contestants
in
reality
shows.
Now,
yet
another
celebrity,
music
composer
Salim
Merchant
has
opened
up
about
how
a
similar
request
was
made
to
him
as
he
made
appearances
on
reality
shows
over
the
years.
While
he
admitted
that
he
was
asked
to
praise
the
contestants,
he
said
that
he
never
gave
in
to
it.
He
feels
that
this
was
the
reason
that
he
is
not
judging
any
music
reality
TV
show
right
now.
In
an
interview
with
RJ
Siddharth
Kannan,
Salim
said,
"Yes,
mere
saath
bhi
hua
hai.
But
honestly,
maine
kabhi
nahi
suna
unki
baat.
Shayad
aaj
main
koi
judge
ki
seat
pe
nahi
baitha
hoon
because
of
that
(Yes,
it
has
happened
to
me
too.
But
I
never
listened
to
them,
maybe
that's
why
I
am
not
judging
any
musical
reality
TV
show
right
now)."
He
also
admitted
that
he
did
praise
contestants
even
though
they
made
mistakes,
but
added
that
they
were
not
fake.
He
added,
"Main
isliye
nahi
karta
hoon
because
mujhe
kaha
gaya
hai
taareef
karna.
Main
taareef
isliye
karta
hoon
ki
kisi
ki
khaamiyaan
nikaalne
ke
bajaay
main
khoobi
dekhta
hoon.
Agar
main
uski
khoobi
ki
taareef
karoon
toh
shayad,
main
aisa
maanta
hoon
ki,
woh
singer
behtar
kar
sakta
hai
(I
only
compliment
because
I
prefer
to
focus
on
the
singer's
qualities,
instead
of
finding
faults
with
them.
And
I
personally
believe
that
it
makes
them
better
artistes)."
It
has
to
be
recalled
that
Salim
Merchant
had
previously
judged
Indian
Idol
and
The
Voice
India.