Singer Sona Mohapatra attacked Sonu Nigam for the stand that he took on the #MeToo controversy surrounding music composer Anu Malik. Sonu said at the Agenda Aaj Tak 2018 that people respected accusers even without proof. Sonu dug his nails into women who accused Anu Malik of sexual harassment.

At the Agenda Aaj Tak 2018, Sonu, the voice behind chartbusters like Deewana Tera, defended Anu Malik and said that people respect accusers even without proof.

Sona Mohapatra, who was one of the first women to accuse Anu Malik of sexual harassment, took to Twitter to slam Sonu Nigam for defending Anu Malik.

Sona wrote on Twitter, "So much sympathy for a millionaire losing work? So much empathy for his privileged family being 'tortured'?How about the scores of girls & women he tortured?Multiple testimonies not proof enough?"

So much sympathy for a millionaire losing work? So much empathy for his privileged family being tortured’?How about the scores of girls & women he tortured?Multiple testimonies not proof enough?

Sonu Nigam backs Anu Malik on #MeToo: Where is the proof? https://t.co/xGajdQQfT8 SONA (@sonamohapatra) December 19, 2018

"I always found Sonu Nigam to be brighter than most of his peers, intelligent, so talented, excellent at his craft & yes, kind too. Feel so let down hearing him talk like this & choose the dark side to side up with. I'm hoping he realises how sad this is. (sic)"

I always found Sonu Nigam to be brighter than most of his peers, intelligent, so talented, excellent at his craft & yes, kind too. Feel so let down hearing him talk like this & choose the dark side to side up with. I’m hoping he realises how sad this is. https://t.co/aQxiD2VdUx December 19, 2018

Sona and singer Shweta Pandit accused Anu Malik of sexual harassment a few months ago, when India joined the #MeToo movement.

After Sona and Shweta, two more women said that Anu Malik had harassed them too.

READ: Sonu Nigam backs Anu Malik on #MeToo: Where is the proof?

Sonu defended Anu Malik at Agenda Aaj Tak 2018, saying, "If you say, 'Anu Malik met me this morning', that's fine. You accused him without any proof; let's accept that too. Had he [Anu Malik] wanted to say anything, he could have said a lot. But he did not. If I say that you misbehaved with me, you will ask me for proof. But there's no proof, right? Despite that, people are respecting the accusers, who are tarnishing Anu Malik's name. But how can you ban him? How can you snatch his bread and butter? How can you torture his family?"

"Who has given us the right to be the judiciary of someone else's life? Or you provide concrete proof. I have two sisters. I stand for them. But that does not mean that you put a stop to someone's work. How can that happen?" asked the popular singer.

"The torture, harassment, can happen anywhere. It happens in the corporate world too. You have accused him, you have shamed him; now don't punish his family. Get proof first," said the singer.

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