I am extremely turned off by JA's behavior-very biased and unprofessional attitude on the part of a such a senior, and respected person in the industry. He is supposed to be a role model for the younger generation and he is doing quite the contrary. His actions are setting a wrong , lowly standard for human values and etiquette.
Granted, everyone including him , has a right to have his /her own favorites. But, in the chair that he is sitting in , he also has a duty to respect every contestant and refrain from endlessly targeting a single person and humiliating him.
On the eve of Shamit's painful departure from the scene, what he needed most was a few words to boost his morale and encouragement and best wishes for his future. JA used very heartless words-'You were never my favorite', 'He had to go sooner or later', 'He is not a good singer','There is no way he could have made it to the fame jodi'. Where is JA's integrity? Was I completely dreaming when he was using superlatives to praise Shamit's performances before? Didn't JA even mention once that the songs sung by Shamit were always of such a difficult standard that JA couldn't even imagine some students making it to the 'antara' o f the song?
And then , he supports Arijit'd decision whole-heartedly( I don't have a problem with that either-once someone is given a voting right,better not question his decision);but then , didn't he almost torture Shamit to death over a similar voting decision made by him against Kirti( and mind you, there were 4 other people with Shamit when he was singled out while Arijit single-handedly commited the same act)
Where is the logic/fairness/justice in all this? Forget any offers from this man, you can't even expect normal human courtesies from him. Very shameful and tragic.
AS for Shamit- I'm sure he is a fighter . I hope he even overshadows JA some day.