Sona Mohapatra: Didn't think about career before sharing #MeToo story

Singer Sona Mohapatra who accused singers Kailash Kher and Anu Malik of sexual misconduct says she didnt think about how sharing her MeToo story will impact her music career because it was for the bigger cause of a better future for the countrySona interacted with the media at a press conference for Zee TVs singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa along with her cojudges Wajid Khan Shekhar Ravjiani on Wednesday The Piya se nainasinger was one of the first artistes from the music industry who made allegation against big names like Kailash and Anu when the MeToo fire raged in IndiaAsked whether she will take legal recourse for the matter like some other women have taken in their respective cases she said The truth is that the ongoing campaign has got collective voice This movement is happening all around the countryAlong with the women there are good men as well who want to see the change in the society So I am not the only one who is speaking about it I think anyone including the media can file a complaint against these kinds of cases because nobody needs to be a bystander in this issue A lot of people have found the courage to talk about their experience after I shared my story on social mediaSona said she didnt think about her music career before sharing her own experience I appreciate Zee TV and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa who gave opportunity to outspoken individual like me to judge their show because when I shared my story I didnt think about how it will impact my singing or my musical career as it was for the bigger cause of a better future for the countryWe all want that our country should move towards a positive direction and the garbage gets thrown out of the system and society We are looking forward to such kind of evenings where we will have genuine celebrations and I think we are all counting on better days Sona saidSa Re Ga Ma Pa will see a confluence of musical genres as contestants from the across India will share the stage On that Sona said We have performers from various music genres like ghazals classical folk and pop on this show This time we havent set an age bracket for the contestant on the show I think it gets boring when you hear only one type of singing when we have so much diversity in our countryThe makers of the show have chosen their judges from different backgrounds of music to create that balance on the show Sometimes we dont agree with each others opinion and speak our mind So in that process we get to learn from each other I think this edition of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa will be remembered as usual for its talentAlso ReadShekhar Suman On MeToo Is The Womens Revolution OverCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever