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Ayodhya's Rishi Singh is announced as the winner of 'Indian Idol 13'. The contestant was among the 6 finalists of the reality singing show, which was aired on 'Sony TV'. Rishi, who is a fan of note singer Arijit Singh, defeated Debasmita Roy and Chirag Kotwal. The winner won a cash prize of Ts 25 lakhs and a trophy, given by judges Vishal Dadlani, Neha Kakkar and Himesh Reshamiya.

Bollywood singer Sunidhi Chauhan has opened up on not judging reality shows anymore. Talking about the Indian Idol controversy, Sunidhi agreed that makers asked her to praise every contestant. Ex-judge on singing show Dil Hai Hindustani and The Voice, Chauhan claimed, “We all were told (to praise). That was the basic thing. And so, I couldn’t go on.” Recently, Kishore Kumar’s son Amit also alleged Indian Idol makers of same.