Anjali Raghav quits Bhojpuri industry after Pawan Singh touched her inappropriately on stage

Anjali Raghav addresses Pawan Singh controversy

Actor Anjali Raghav has recently made headlines after a video of Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh inappropriately touching her went viral on social media. The video sparked a huge backlash and controversy all over the internet.

However, Anjali has recently addressed the controversy and claimed that being touched inappropriately by a prominent name in the Bhojpuri film industry, people are trolling her.

After several social media posts trolled her for not protesting Pawan's actions, Anjali took to her Instagram and shared two videos clarifying the situation.

She started the video saying in Hindi, “Ram Ram Ji (Greetings). I want to share something very important with all of you. I have been very worried for the last two days. I keep receiving DMs asking why I didn't say anything, why I didn't take action, why I didn't slap him. Some people are even blaming me, writing in memes, 'She was smiling, enjoying it.' Would I feel happy or enjoy it if someone touched me in public without my consent?"

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Anjali went on to say, “I absolutely do not support touching any girl without her permission. It is wrong in the first place. And to touch someone in this way is beyond wrong. If the same thing had happened in Haryana, I wouldn't even have had to respond. The public there would have responded themselves. But I was in Lucknow, not my own place.”

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Anjali further announced that she will not work in the Bhojpuri industry. She said, “I will not work in the Bhojpuri industry anymore. As an artist, I do feel like trying new things, but I am happy with my family and my work in Haryana.”

For the unversed, the incident happened during a promotional event for the song ‘Saiya Seva Kare’ on Thursday. During the event, Pawan was seen acting inappropriately towards Anjali, who was clearly uncomfortable on stage.

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Pawan Singh has since received backlash on social media for inappropriately touching his co-star. He was criticised by numerous users for disparaging the Bhojpuri sector. The Bhojpuri actor is yet to address the controversy.