Indian actor-singer Anjali Raghav has announced to quit the Bhojpuri industry, after a video of actor-politician Pawan Singh touching her inappropriately went viral.
For the unversed, a widely-circulated video of Anjali Raghav and Pawan Singh recently drew criticism from social users, as it sees the ‘Lagavelu Lipstick’ singer touching his co-star’s bare waist on stage, as they promoted their new song ‘Saiya Seva Kare’, in Lucknow, making her uncomfortable.
Raghav, who has been silent since the upsetting incident, has now addressed the controversy and announced that she is quitting the Bhojpuri industry.
In a series of videos on her Instagram handle, she explained, “I have been very disturbed for the past two days. I am continuously getting DMs asking why I didn’t say anything, why I didn’t take any action, why I didn’t slap, regarding the Lucknow incident.”
“Some people are even blaming me; on some memes they are writing, ‘She was laughing, she was enjoying it.’ Do you think I would feel happy or enjoy being touched in public like that?” Raghav added, and recalled Singh telling her that something was stuck on her waist, maybe a tag of her blouse, but she ignored, and continued to focus on her speech instead.
