NEW DELHI: Cine star Jaya Prada on Thursday warned that many people would be in trouble if Amar Singh opened his mouth, slamming "beneficiaries" who turned their back on the voluble leader in his time of crisis.

The actress-turned-MP and Amar Singh protege told TOI that the Rajya Sabha MP was not eating in Tihar and was vomiting sometimes, with looming fear of infection owing to his kidney ailment. "He is not comfortable with the washroom (toilet) in jail, it is not hygienic... it is not safe for him in jail because of health problems," she said after meeting Singh on Thursday. Singh has been arrested for the cash-for-vote scam.

The cine star said many people benefitted from Singh's contribution to save the government but had deserted him. "I believe in judiciary but the common man is asking why is he in jail? He is not the beneficiary (of trust vote), there are others," she said.

Jaya said Singh had kept his silence despite being targeted by government and opposition. "If he opens his mouth, there will be trouble (for many) but he is very calm... he keeps his word, that is his character," she added.

The screen queen from south India, whom Singh successfully fielded for Lok Sabha from Rampur in the teeth of opposition from local Samajwadi leader Azam Khan, has stayed loyal to her mentor after his exit from SP. She said it was a small service to the man who rescued her when she desperately pleaded for help in the 2009 polls.

Jaya lamented that people had deserted Singh after benefitting from him. "He supported Amitabh Bachchan when he was in crisis but Bachchan is not standing by him. Mulayam's position was because of Singh -- he broke the Mayawati government and made him CM... he did not take any position. So did Congress (benefit)," she said, adding actor Raj Babbar and Azam Khan to the list of "ungrateful". She also dismissed Mulayam's statement of support for the jailed Singh as a "ploy to create confusion" because of Singh's successful rally in SP stronghold Etawah.

Known as 'Rampur ki kali' after defeating local royal Noor Bano, Jaya claimed the Thakur leader was innocent because the parliamentary committee, which was above all, had given him a clean chit. "He is being targeted. Where is the source of money? Delhi Police has no evidence against him," she said, adding, "It is politically motivated to sabotage his image."

But Jaya saw the crisis as a fleeting phase, saying the crowds would throng Singh again. "It is human nature. People rush to power centres... we will bounce back," she said.