. Now wiki has been corrected (I checked now).. Someone has raised very valid point there.. It goes like this---- ================================= Bias judgement On the episode telecasted on September 15, 2007, in the first round of songs, Prashant misses a word from his song which he mumbles and does not sing out clearly. All the judges except Udit Narayan comment sharply against Prashant. Javed Akhtar (commercial Urdu poet who writes for Hindi movies) goes as far as saying that he would like to cheer him with "once more" as long as he does not sing the song correctly. In second song, both the contestants sing well but the other contestant gets standing ovation from the judges who claim him to be "Indian Idol" at least for the judges. Alisa Chennoi goes as far as saying that she is voting for the other contestant. No judge is supposed to support or promote any contestant as a part of rules of any fair game on earth. The program hosts announce that the third song will be the deciding song as for the very first time both the singers will be singing the same song. In this song, the other contestant completely forgets the opening lines. He simply mumbles 5 starting lines of the song. He sings flat and can not recover even with the remaining parts of the song. By convention, a performer is supposed to finish the song, who is then judged by the judges and then after a commercial break, the other performer performs his/her song. However, seeing this pathetic condition of his friend (all the judges gave a shocked look), Prashant comes to stage and helps him with a few lines. As the other contestant does not recover even after that, Prashant sings the song (he was supposed to sing the song after the judge's verdict and after a commercial break) and somehow maintains the poise of the program. After he finishes the song, Javed Akhtar says that the other contestant missing out a whole stanza equates Prashant missing a word, similar comment is bestowed by Alica Chennoi. Before Udit Narayan even finishes his comment, the female host quickly says that Udit Narayan has forgiven both. Anu Mallik tried to interrupt the bias but the host interrupted him saying that its time for commercial break. After the commercial break, Anu Mallik finally commented that the other contestant had done a terrible singing and that the judges should not take sides. Judges should from their side should be objective. Other judges show little intent of correcting and/or reflecting their mistakes. Anu Mallik raised the very valid question that was so apparent in previous episodes of INDIAL IDOL which is No matter how good Prashant sang the other judges and the guests did not appreciate his singing, why? Why is it so hard for the people to admit that Prashant Tamang is an extremely talented singer? [9] This reflects a valid concern that has been raised ever since whether the organizers will go with the POPULAR CHOICE or interfere with the actual decision like the biased presentation. =======================================