Actor Rakhi Sawant has come out in support of the MeToo-accused filmmaker Sajid Khan, urging people to let him live. Several videos of Rakhi have surfaced online where she warned people that Sajid Khan will commit suicide if he receives hatred from everyone.

Rakhi choked up as she said that even though Sajid is not related to her, she feels for him out of humanity. Talking about Sajid objecting to being a part of the reality show Bigg Boss 16, Rakhi called it a ‘publicity stunt.’ Rakhi spoke to reporters outside the airport.

In a mix of Hindi and English, Rakhi told, “Frankly speaking, Sajid Khan has received the punishment in the last four years of his life. Why did nobody raise their voices then? Bigg Boss mein woh gaya, Bigg Boss mein woh highlight horahe hai isliye log behti Ganga mein haath dhona chahte hai (He went to Bigg Boss and is getting highlighted so people are taking advantage of the opportunity). I won’t say if he is guilty or innocent, I don’t know. For four years he didn’t work.”

She further added, “I think he is no longer guilty as he already spent four years without working, I think people are after him, after he went to Bigg Boss, for a publicity stunt. Shame on them. When he is trying to start afresh, people should let him do that.”

She said that Bigg Boss only takes such ‘controversial people’ as contestants. Rakhi assured people that if she goes to Bigg Boss, she will ask Sajid if the allegations against him are true.

She concluded, “Sajid Khan mera koi nahi lagta but ek insaniyat ke naate us banda aatmahatya karle uske pehle usko zindagi jeelene do yaar. Warne woh banda aatmahatya karlega agar desh ki taraf se usko itni nafrat milegi banda aatmahatya karlega. Agar aap log sab milke usko itni nafrat karoge toh, usko jeene do, please. Aap log usko jeene do. Sajid Khan chaar saaal saza bhugat chuka hai, kisine uske saath kaam nahi kiya hai (Sajid Khan is no one close to me but for humanity, let him live or else he will kill himself. If he receives so much hate from the country, he will die by suicide. He has received punishment in the last four years, he didn’t work with anyone).”