Well I will correct you in some aspects....I think the judges stil lsay it like it is. Anu Malik said his sur was upar niche but were you able to hear anything unpleasant? I've learnt Carnatic music for about 16yrs and Hindustani for about 2yrs and I'm not claiming that I'm most qualified to talk about this but I have heard my share of singers and I must say that in no way was it unpleasant when Karunya was singing yest. Whereas last week when Anu Malik pointed out to Sandy that he was out of sur I could clearly hear it....don't get me wrong..I'm not saying this as a Karunya fan but more as a listener coz I was clearly feeling uncomfortable hearing Sandy last week when he was out of sur. I said this many a times but for a song to be comfortable to a listener it has be in complete sur and I agree that Karunya's rendition of ab mujhe raat din lacked energy but if you tell me that it was out of sur then I can't agree with you. Anyways when Sandy went out of sur it was clearly evident but when Karunya waivered he covered it well enough to make the song still sound pleasant. So I still don't think that the judges are biased but obviously I know that people will not think similarly and jump me for having said this. However I can't watch people putting down sheer and pure talent and take back their support because someone said something. It's sad that people act on spite but such is the affairs in our country....hope Karunya's talent goes beyond the inappropriate thinking of people and shuts his critics up for all it's worth!
Piscean - I feel the same way too. And thanks for putting it down so well. Frankly I don't even care what the judges say, because in the end its my choice - whether or not I like the rendition. I hope the Karunya wins this because he truly deserves the crown. But if he does not - I am prepared to accept that too because unfortunately we never really had a great track record on voting right anyways. But like Javedji said -- true talent sustains and the rest just fade away! Karunya is a star and no matter what will through.