Elimination of Mumbai 'Idol' contestant figures in Assembly

Mumbai, Mar 16 (UNI) The elimination of Amey Date, the contestant in popular reality show 'Indian Idol', figured in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly with a BJP member seeking Government intervention in stopping the SMS ''racket'' during voting.

Mr Devendra Phadanvis (BJP) charged that Date has been eliminated just because he happens to be Marathi-speaking.

''There seems to be a feeling that the earlier winner was a Marathi and if another Maharashtrian wins again, the show would lose its following in other parts of the country,'' he claimed.

He said there was a lot of resentment on this development in Mumbai adding the Government should step in to stop the SMS ''racket'' involved in the voting process.

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