For starters,Raja's performance wasn't a plumb disaster.
Admittedly,it wasn't foot-tapping or enthralling,but it wasn't a nightmarish disaster either(a la Mauli's Taal Se Taal mila or Swades)...Himesh was a bit hypercritical,which actully seemed very rich ,as his own good old Mussarat has messed up on a number of occassions,but HR did appeal to the audience to vote for Raja too...Himesh lays it on a bit thick when the contestants perform well,almost like fattening a lamb to the slaughter....Ismail has no mind of his own,and simply recites what Himesh opines.. ..
Passing over Himesh's overreaction,the IF members' reaction.....A sudden upsurge in the HR bashing,Eh😈...WHY??..Only because he criticised Raja??...Isn't he entitled to voice his opinion??..It surely cannot be refuted that Raja was not in his element..At this stage of the contest,Raja can ill afford a temporary lapse of excellence ...Someone had to impress upon Raja that this is NOT the time to experiment/prove a point!!!...