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Federation of Indian Associations NY-NJ-CT. 501(C)3 The Largest Non-Profit Grassroot Umbrella Organization in the Tri-state of NY-NJ-CT The Tauktae effect The ‘extremely severe’ cyclone that hit the western coast of India last week left over 100 dead. Gujarat was the worst affected state. This week, Odisha, West Bengal brace for Photo by: cyclone Yaas Harsh Jadav Read more on Page 5
Of virus, fungus and us FIA’s Covid heroes answer 2 distress call Immunity: Our biggest weapon 3 decades on, Alabama Alongside Covid-19, India is now grappling with mucormycosis, a rare 3 allows yoga in schools fungal infection with high mortality. Treatment is not only expensive, Covid Hate Crime Bill is but also difficult to access currently. The answer to this complex now a law in the US situation is quite simple. Boost your immunity Plasma therapy off India’s Covid treatment f we had to zero in on the word of the year, declare it an epidemic. The infection is mostly 4 it would without dispute be “immunity”. affecting Covid-19 patients, those who have Gas crematory for district IFrom the initial emergence of the novel either recovered or are still infected. Why is Bihar, courtesy FIA coronavirus to this date, when most of the this fungal infection suddenly making a surge? 5 world continues to grapple with Covid-19, Fungi are ubiquitous in nature and our WhatsApp won’t disable a definite cure is yet to be found. In sucha body is exposed to them all the time. Our features for now scenario, the most sensible thing to do would immune system prevents them from causing be to equip the body itself to put up a strong any harm to the body. However, they are also Israel, Hamas stop fire fight. Governments and health experts across opportunistic and attack the human body after 11 days of bloodshed the globe have been emphasizing on the need when its immune system has been weakened, 6 to develop immunity, either naturally or by either by other infections or medicines. Tokyo Olympic on assistance (read vaccination). According to the Indian government, schedule, says IOC chief Why this discussion at this point? Just as of May 21, there were at least 8,848 cases when it seemed that the acute crisis situation of mucormycosis in the country, with Gujarat Post-Tauktae, it’s raining due to Covid-19 had eased a bit, India found accounting for the maximum – 2,281. Not only losses on Bollywood itself staring at mucormycosis or the black is the treatment expensive, but also difficult to 7 fungus disease, a rare fungal infection with access amid the current shortage of drugs. More support pours in for significant mortality rate. Mucormycosis is Indian Idol-12 caused by molds known as micromycetes. Multiple factors at play Such is the current prevalence and the threat In cases of mild infection of Covid-19, Music director Vijay that Indian government had to tell states to continued on page 4... ‘Laxman’ Patil no more
www.fianynjct.org Federation of Indian Associations NY-NJ-CT (FIA) [email protected] Tuesday, Page:02 May 25, 2021 THE DIASPORA BI-WEEKLY FIA’s Covid heroes answer distress call When the second wave of Covid-19 began to batter India, members of the Indian diaspora in the US immediately got into action, making contributions, coordinating relief work, offering their expertise to their Indian counterparts. FIA salutes these Covid heroes who rose to the occasion
#New Jersey Bansal. Rashmi he second wave of Covid-19 pandemic Besides this, Bansal Foundation has proposed that a in India has been unfortunate. The been doing food pantries. It has also been group be formed to Tcountry reported the maximum fresh supporting FIA’s relief work by taking care of address the needs cases of Covid-19 in the world. The health peripheral or logistics requirements. in India and help infrastructure came under tremendous for much-needed pressure. The country that had helped many Empowered women of FIA take charge of supplies like oxygen others in their fight against Covid-19 was aid work concentrators, dialling an SOS to every ally. And, they did not “Being a doctor I just could not digest the masks, sanitizer as disappoint. fact that people are dying without oxygen and well as other forms Rashmi Aggarwal Not just at diplomatic level, efforts were medical care,” said Dr Uma Rani Madhusudana, of PPE. She created made even at individual and organizational a physician of Internal Medicine. She is one of a group to bring resources from all realms to levels to help India through its dark hours. As the recipients of the woman’s empowerment stand together and work towards relief work the gravity of the situation unravelled, several award presented by FIA this year to women in India the support and resources gathered Indians settled in the US realized they could achievers among the Indian diaspora. from everyone and organized focused activity not be mute spectators to their motherland’s Dr Uma Rani got in touch with her She spearheaded the fundraising task difficulties. Thus began the mission to help physician friends back in India to get an to generate monetary support for supplies India. insight into the situation there. “I reached out for smaller hospitals in remote rural areas of The Federation of Indian Associations to the Indian Embassy / Consulate General India. (FIA) has pledged its full support to the to find out about Indian government. Several members of the shipping of oxygen Doctors from BJANA offer telemedicine community even came forward to help aid to India.” Dr Uma sessions efforts. Rani is a member Dr Avinash Gupta, president of Bihar- of the American Jharkhand Association of North America FIA prez shows the way Association of (BJANA), his wife Dr Geeta Gupta and doctors Among the benefactors from the Physicians of from Bihar and Jharkhand living in the US diaspora is FIA president Anil Bansal, who Indian Origin (AAPI) have been providing telemedicine sessions to has been doing his bit for his motherland in and Connecticut Covid patients and their relatives across the his individual capacity. In the recent months, Dr Uma Rani Madhusudana Association of world. They have been offering their services Bansal has personally and through his Physicians of Indian through the BJANA PRAN Covid helpline, led foundation ‘Bansal Charitable Foundation’ origin (CAPI). by Dr Dinesh Ranjan. donated $100,000 towards various Covid relief “As an organization we helped in Through the sessions on Zoom breakout works in India. mobilizing the oxygen concentrators. AAPI rooms from 7 am to 8:30 am IST every day, He donated $50,000 towards helped a lot,” she added. Through CAPI, oxygen the doctors offer construction of a gas crematorium in India plants were installed in Delhi with the help of medical advice to help dispose of bodies of deceased Covid the president of Rotary Club. It may be noted for those who patients. that Delhi hospitals had faced severe oxygen can be cured at “We just want to do as much as we can. shortage recently amid surge in severe cases home. So far, When Covid struck, we decided to ramp up our of Covid-19, because of which several patients over 1,000 Covid work. We can imagine what people in India must had lost their lives. patients have be going through. We have been contributing Dr Uma Rani is also part of a Covid benefitted from to various causes. When BJANA said they consult group that has been supporting this service. were raising doctors as well as patients in India with their BJANA- Dr Avinash Gupta funds for questions and concerns. PRAN has also crematoriums, She is not alone. Rashmi Aggarwal, a started a Covid I felt that nurse and active member of Indian Nurses Care Center instead of association AAIN-NJ2 for over two years now, in Patna in putting money too has been actively involved in coordinating collaboration in multiple for relief material to be sent to India. Like Dr with Aastha works, I could Uma Rani, Rashmi too had been recognized for charitable & contribute in her achievements by FIA on the International Welfare Society. FIA President Anil Bansal one place,” said Women’s Day this year. Dr. Geeta Gupta
www.fianynjct.org Federation of Indian Associations NY-NJ-CT (FIA) [email protected] Tuesday, Page:03 May 25, 2021 THE DIASPORA BI-WEEKLY
3 decades on, Covid Hate Crime Bill is now a Alabama allows Gets overwhelming 364-62 votes law in the US as Democrats, Republicans come #Washington together to support it; President yoga in schools n a reassuring development for communities that have been at the receiving end of hate Joe Biden praises both parties ‘Namaste’ greeting, chanting, Icrimes in the United States, President Joe while signing the bill mudras will not be allowed Biden last week signed the Covid-19 Hate Crime Bill, making it a law that is aimed at hate crimes reports. #Montgomery curbing the rise in hate crimes against Asian The law will provide resources to create labama has lifted a nearly 3-decade- Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific specialized hate crimes units that will also old ban on teaching yoga in schools. Islanders. help states create hotlines for hate crimes at AHowever, the teaching will have to The Democrats and the Republicans state and local levels. be limited only to poses and stretching. No came together to support the bill. chanting or the ‘namaste’ greeting will be It was approved by 364-62 votes The White House Initiative allowed. this week, following the Senate’s on Asian Americans and The Bill introduced by Democratic Rep 94-1 vote in April Jeremy Gray earlier this year proposed to allow “Silence is complicity. Pacific Islanders public school students of grades K-12 to take And we cannot be complicit. We (WHIAAPI) yoga as an elective. “Instruction in yoga shall have to speak out. We have to be an elective activity. Students shall have act. That’s what you’ve done. the option to opt out in favor of alternative And I can’t thank you enough… *See activities, which shall be made available,” the I’m proud today that Democrats Administration’s Fact Sheet Community bill read. and Republicans have stood up Actions However, those opposing it claimed together to say something,” said Policy Briefing it would introduce Hinduism in schools. Last Biden, ahead of signing the bill. week, Gov. Kay Ivey signed the legislation. Under the new law, the Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 10 a.m. ET According to the Alabama legislature Department of Justice will issue Please register here website, all poses, exercise and stretching clearer guidance for state, city, techniques would have exclusively English and tribal, and law enforcement In Celebration of Asian American and Native Hawaiian/ descriptive names. agencies on how to establish Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders invites you to a Chanting, mantras, mudras online reporting of hate crimes. virtual Community Policy Briefing. In March, the Biden- and namaste greeting are It will work with the Department Harris administration released an AAPI fact sheet and prohibited. of Health and Human Services to announced additional actions to respond to anti-Asian raise public awareness of Covid-19 violence, xenophobia and bias. Senior administration hate crimes that occurred during officials and staff will be providing an overview and updates related to the actions with participation from AAPI the pandemic. There will also community organizations. be a devoted official at the Department of Justice whose sole This event is open to the public and will be recorded.
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www.fianynjct.org Federation of Indian Associations NY-NJ-CT (FIA) [email protected] Tuesday, Page:04 May 25, 2021 THE DIASPORA BI-WEEKLY Plasma therapy off India’s Covid treatment Covid-19 National Task Force removes the much-publicized Convalescent Plasma Therapy from its treatment protocol for infected persons after reports pointing to its ineffectiveness
#New Delhi ast year, when medicos were struggling DRDO launches 1st to find ways to deal with Covid-19, the batch of anti-Covid Lconvalescent plasma therapy seemed to be an effective answer to early treatment 2-DG drug of patients. Now, India has decided to drop ndia’s Defence Research and Development this therapy from the treatment protocol Organization (DRDO) released the first for infected persons. Apparently, it has no Ibatch of its anti-Covid drug 2-deoxy- therapeutic benefits for hospitalized patients. D-glucose (2-DG) which has received The decision was taken by the AIIMS- emergency approval by the Drug Controller ICMR Covid-19 National Task Force and the General of India (DGCI). The drug has health ministry. ICMR, citing findings of three international been hailed as a new ray of hope for India The therapy involves extracting the trials to support their claim that CPT has in its fight against the second wave of the plasma of those who have recovered from no benefits and should be dropped from pandemic. It is said to reduce the recovery Covid-19 with moderate to severe symptoms. treatment protocol. time of hospitalized patients. This convalescent plasma containing ICMR, too, had conducted a trial last Meanwhile, the Defence Institute antibodies against the infection would be year – ICMR PLACID trial – which had made of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), administered to patients during early days of a similar observation. It had then warned which falls under DRDO, developed an infection and would provide passive immunity. against the indiscriminate use of CPT. antibody detection-based kid ‘DIPCOVAN’. Previously, it was believed that introducing convalescent plasma therapy in the treatment At least 100 Covid cases on Everest, says guide protocol would make it more effective. It had epal may have denied outbreak of Covid-19 on Mount Everest, but an expert climbing been approved for off-label use in moderate guide has claimed that at least a 100 persons, including climbers and support staff, cases and within the first week of onset of the Nhave been infected on the peak. infection. Lukas Furtenbach of Austria had halted his Everest expedition due to virus fears a few Now, however, experts have cited days back. He told a news agency that one of his foreign guides and six Nepali Sherpa guides reports that indicate no significant benefits for have tested positive. Covid-19 patients in hospitals. According to “I think with all the confirmed cases we know now — confirmed from (rescue) pilots, them, it is ineffective in halting the progression from insurance, from doctors, from expedition leaders — I have the positive tests so we can of the infection. Also, there have been incidents prove this,” Furtenbach told AP in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu. of inappropriate use of the therapy. According to him, the numbers could be around 150 or 200, with at least 100 positive The decision by the national task force in the base camp. comes after an open letter by health experts Nepalese mountaineering officials have denied there are any active cases this season to the Principal Scientific Advisor of AIIMS and among climbers and support staff at all base camps for the country’s Himalayan mountains.
Turn from page 1 ... Immunity: Our biggest weapon patients are prescribed vitamin supplements Prevention is better than cure of steroid intake. There are multiple factors at and proper diet along with lot of fluids and “Covid-19 has triggered discussion play. For instance, uncontrolled diabetes, poor rest. This boosts the body’s own immune on immunity and its importance. Until the hygiene, immunosuppressants, etc. Under system. An anti-biotic or anti-viral course may pandemic struck, we hardly bothered about it. pressure, the immune system collapses and be prescribed by the doctor if need be. When But now, it is getting its due share of attention. that is when these opportunistic molds strike. that is inadequate, steroids are introduced. Unfortunately, immunity is being treated like The key is to have healthy diet and lifestyle and There have been claims that steroids weaken fast food that is seen as a quick fix. That’s not keep ailments like diabetes under control.” the immune system, making it vulnerable how things work. You can’t expect to boost it Vaccination is another way of enhancing the to fungal attack. However, Dr Pragnesh overnight,” says Dr Vachhrajani. body’s immunity. Countries all over have been Vachhrajani, general physician, former Explaining mucormycosis, he adds, racing to immunize their populations. president of Ahmedabad Medical Association “Things are not crystal clear as to why If there has to be one takeaway from and secretary of Ahmedabad Family mucormycosis has surged right now. The this entire pandemic, it would be that our Physicians’ Association (Gujarat, India), points lowered immunity could be a reason. But then, immune system must get its due share of out that there are multiple factors at play and it is never one factor. We have been prescribing attention. steroids or antibiotics by themselves cannot steroids to patients for decades, so it would be be blamed for the black fungus outbreak. wrong to say that the cases surged because
www.fianynjct.org Federation of Indian Associations NY-NJ-CT (FIA) [email protected] Tuesday, Page:05 May 25, 2021 THE DIASPORA BI-WEEKLY Tauktae batters western coast of India #Ahmedabad When it made its landfall near Diu on May 17, The ‘extremely severe’ cyclone ast week, Cyclone Tauktae hit India, badly its speed was between 160-17- km/hr to 185 affecting the western coast of the country. km/hr. left over 100 dead; Gujarat worst LGujarat was the worst-hit. In fact, Tauktae The cyclone reportedly left 104 people affected; Odisha, West Bengal was only the second cylone of ‘extremely dead, which is higher than the toll from any severe’ category to hit the state in 23 years. single cyclone coming from the Arabian Sea brace for cyclone Yaas in the past one decade. Even after making landfall, the cyclone retained much of its After Tauktae, now Yaas intensity, starting from Lakshadweep and While Tauktae hit the western coast, bringing rain to as far as Delhi, Bihar and Nepal. another cyclone named Yaas developed in Several people went missing after a barge the Bay of Bengal. It was expected to make off the Mumbai coast sank amid the cyclone. landfall near Balasore coast in Odisha around The barge, owned by Oil and Natural Gas noon on May 26. Bengal and Odisha are in Corporation (ONGC), was carrying personnel the line of the cyclone and likely to bear the deployed for offshore drilling. Despite their maximum brunt. Evacuation work was started heavy weight, the anchors could not hold the in both states. In its revised forecast, the India barge and gave way when the cyclone hit. As Meterological Department has predicted that many as 188 persons were rescued and 51 Yaas is likely to be a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ bodies were recovered, while 21 were still when it makes landfall. The cyclone uprooted several trees, like this missing. one in Ahmedabad Agencies Gas crematory for Bihar district, courtesy FIA #New Jersey/Darbhanga the need for facilities for quick and clean The association is funding he mortality rate during the second disposal of bodies, the Federation of Indian wave of Covid-19 in India has been quite Associations decided to fund a gas furnace installation of LPG-powered Thigh. At the peak of the wave, bodies in Darbhanga, a district in Bihar in northern furnace in Darbhanga district of had been piling up at crematories. Realizing India. Alok Kumar, the past president of FIA, the Indian state got in touch with Kabir Sewa Sansthan (KSS), a voluntary organization that has been assisting DM Thyagrajan SM who gave the approval with cremation of unclaimed bodies as well as for the work. “The furnace is expected to those where families cannot afford a decent become operational in the first week of June,” cremation. Thyagrajan told a national daily. The estimated After understanding the requirement, cost of the project is around Rs 50-60 lakh. FIA FIA decided to donate a gas furnace to be will fund the procurment of the equipment. installed at Mukti Dham in Bhigo Mohalla An engineer from Haryana has already visited Photo for representation of Darbhanga. FIA contacted Darbhanga the proposed site of installation. WhatsApp won’t disable features for now Responds to Indian govt’s because of its contentious privacy policy which privacy of users remains our highest priority. As it has been urging users to accept. a reminder, the recent update does not change letter directing it to withdraw The Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, the privacy of people’s personal messages. Its contentious privacy policy which is currently with the Joint Parliamentary purpose is to provide additional information Committee, is likely to be tabled in the about how people #New Delhi Parliament later this year. can interact with hatsApp will not restrict functionality Last week, the government had directed businesses if they for Indian users who do not accept the company to take back the policy, citing choose to do Wits privacy policy till the country’s harm to the interests of Indian citizens. It had so,” a WhatsApp proposed pesonal data protection law comes given the company seven days to respond. spokesperson said in into effect, it has told the government. The “We have responded to the Government a statement. messaging app has been making headlines of India’s letter and assured them that the
www.fianynjct.org Federation of Indian Associations NY-NJ-CT (FIA) [email protected] Tuesday, Page:06 May 25, 2021 THE DIASPORA BI-WEEKLY Both claim victory in the fight; Israel, Hamas stop fire nearly 250 killed in bombing; after 11 days of bloodshed uneasy calm in Gaza strip #Gaza ollowing what was probably their worst try to sustain the ceasefire and have also met fighting in several years, Israel and Hamas the Islamist group’s rival, Palestinian President Fagreed to ceasefire that has been largely Mahmoud Abbas, in the occupied West Bank. mediated by Egypt. The fight that went on for Lynn Hastings, the UN Humanitarian 11 days left nearly 250 dead in Gaza in the Coordinator for the Palestinian territories, said Israeli bombing. on Sunday the UN would launch an appeal to Last week, both parties agreed to repair the damage in densely populated Gaza, ceasefire and claimed victory as the ceasefire where there is a threat of COVID-19 spreading. The bombing has damaged several buildings continued. Israel has blockaded Gaza since 2007, and structures in Gaza strip Regional powers such as Egypt and saying this prevents Hamas bringing in arms. Qatar, as well as US and the United Nations Hastings said the United Nations had long Washington will work with UN agencies on got involved in the mediation. In fact, Egyptian been asking Israel to stop the blockade and expediting humanitarian aid for Gaza “in a mediators have been shuttling between Israel would continue doing so. manner that does not permit Hamas to simply and the Gaza Strip, which is ruled by Hamas, to U.S. President Joe Biden has said restock its military arsenal”. IMF proposes $50 billion global vaccination plan It aims to cover at least 40% of world’s population by end of this year
he International Monetary Fund has fortunes. It will only worsen as the gap widens proposed a $50 billion global vaccination between wealthy countries that have access to Second, insuring against downside risks Tplan that would cover at least 40 per vaccines and poor countries that do not,” she such as new variants that may necessitate cent of the global population by the end of said. booster shots. This means investing in 2021 and at least 60 per cent by the first half IMF, she said building on the work of additional vaccine production capacity, scaling of 2022, as per a Reuters report the WHO, World Bank, Gavi, African Union up genomic surveillance and supply-chain With strong and co-ordinated and others, has proposed targets, estimates surveillance, and contingency plans to handle action now, the world can durably exit this financing requirements, and lays out pragmatic virus mutations or supply shocks. unprecedented health and economic crisis, action, which has three broad elements. Third, managing the interim period IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva “First, vaccinating of at least 40 per cent where vaccine supply is limited with said in her address to the G20 Health Summit. of the global population by end-2021 and at widespread testing and tracing, therapeutic “For some time, we have been warning least 60 per cent by the first half of 2022,” she and public health measures, and ramping up of dangerous divergence of economic said. preparations for vaccine deployment together. Tokyo Olympic on schedule, says IOC chief #Tokyo addressing the 47th International Hockey espite opposition from a majority Federation (FIH) Congress held virtually. of Japanese, the Tokyo Olympics Earlier, IOC vice-president John Coates Dwill go ahead as per schedule. The had said that the Tokyo Games would go ahead announcement was made by International even if the city was under a state of emergency Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach due to the pandemic. The idea of hosting the last week. The games have already been Games has been opposed by a majority of postponed once due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Japanese due to the strain it is expected to put Hosting the Olympics this time will send on the country’s medical infrastructure in the a strong message that there is still “light at the wake of the pandemic. However, the IOC has IOC president Thomas Bach end of the tunnel”, the IOC president said, while remained adamant. Agencies
www.fianynjct.org Federation of Indian Associations NY-NJ-CT (FIA) [email protected] Tuesday, Page:07 May 25, 2021 THE DIASPORA BI-WEEKLY Music director Vijay Post-Tauktae, it’s raining ‘Laxman’ Patil no more He was known for his work in films losses on Bollywood like Maine Pyar Kiya, Hum Apke Hain Sets of films like Maidaan, Brahmastra, Gangubai Kathiawadi as well as TV Kaun and Hum Saath Saath Hain
shows were damaged in the recent volcano, resulting in losses to the makers #Nagpur #Mumbai usic director Vijay Patil, popularly he extremely severe cyclone Tauktae known as Laxman of the Raam- inflicted a lot of damage on coastal MLaxman fame, passed away last Tareas and left many dead. Bollywood, Saturday at his residence. He has provided too, did not escape the wrath of the cyclone. music for popular films like Maine Pyar Kiya, The strong winds destroyed several sets of Hum Apke hain Kaun and Hum Saath Saath films and TV shows. Hain under the banner of Rajshri Productions. These included the sets of Boney Patil and his friend Surender Kadam Kapoor’s Ajay Devgn-starrer Maidan, Salman formed the Raam-Laxman pair. Late on Friday Khan’s Tiger 3, Ranbir Kapoor’s Brahmastra night, he suffered a severe cardiac arrest. and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi, erected at Mumbai’s Film City. Shooting had been halted ahead of the cyclone. According to sources, sets of TV shows too, which were in Film City compound, had been affected. Already reeling under losses due to the lockdown, film and serial makers have suffered yet another blow in the form of the cyclone, for damaged sets means rise in costs. “We had started thinking through in confessed that he had suffered huge losses advance. The damage could have been more, and that he would have to erect the set as there were a lot of trees around the set. of ‘Maidaan’ for the third time. He had to Thankfully, we’re shooting in Silvassa,” JD dismantle it last year due to the lockdown Write to us! Majethia, producer of Wagle ki Duniya, has and had later rebuilt it when they decided to Got feedback for us? We would love to hear said. being the shooting. According to him, 70-80% about it. Have an event you want others Meanwhile, producer Boney Kapoor of the set had been destroyed by the cyclone. to know about? Tell us. Clicked a pic worth sharing? Send it across. Your inputs are invaluable. You can mail your comments to Amid controversy, more support [email protected] You can also follow us on
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#Mumbai was under no such compulsion. ecently, legendary singer Kishore Now, veteran singer Anuradha Paudwal Kumar’s son and singer-composer Amit and Indian Idol 1 winner Abhijeet Sawant have Voluntary Content Kumar, who had been invited as a guest come out in defence of the show. Compilation R FIA NY-NJ-CT and judge on the sets of Indian Idol 12, said that he “Kishore Kumar was a legendary Community Volunteers praised the participants because he had been singer and there can’t be any comparison asked to. Later, taking a dig at Amit Kumar, between him and the contestants who are just the show’s host Aditya Narayan, in a separate beginners,” Sawant said. episode, asked judge Kumar Sanu if he was Paudwal, who too had come as a Voluntary Graphics praising the contestants because he genuinely guest judge on the show, said she found Compilation liked their performance or he had been told to the contestants talented and that there was Gracia Marcom do so. At that time, Sanu had clarified that he nothing controversial about it.
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