India, Nov. 6 -- Former BJP spokesperson and political commentator Shehzad Poonawalla participated in Amazon Prime Video's reality show Rise & Fall season 2 and emerged as the winner, beating Priyanka Chahar Choudhary and Gautam Gulati. He also won Rs.35 lakh in prize money, which he pledged towards flood relief efforts in Bihar and Assam. However, not everyone was pleased with his victory. Tej Pratap Yadav, who was not part of the finale, called it "vote chori" and said that Gautam Gulati deserved to win.

Tej Pratap and Shehzad had shared a friendly bond inside the penthouse, making the politician's remarks particularly disappointing for the winner. In an interview with Hindustan Times, Shehzad hit back at Tej Pratap over his comments a...