For Akanksha Chamola , her marriage to Gaurav Khanna became one of the biggest talking points of the season after she revealed that they were heading for divorce. Lock Upp 2 saw contestants opening up about their most personal secrets to survive the game. However, some of her subsequent remarks about Gaurav drew criticism online, particularly her comment that she would have preferred her parents or even her dog to visit her on the show instead of him.
Now, Akanksha has addressed the backlash and hit back at trolls over what she called “selective moral policing”.
After Akanksha revealed on the premiere of Lock Upp 2 that she and Gaurav were heading for divorce, Gaurav entered the show as a guest in the third week.
He told Akanksha that her revelation had shocked their families and that he had to deal with both sides of the family following the announcement.
Because you don’t know, right, in what way they have come. Because he didn’t give me any information for me to feel that ‘Oh, I am doing really well with the game’, he was not there to support me. And vo apna naam clear karne ke liye vaha pe aaye the (He came to clear his name). No, that was not the thing that had happened. And if you are going to do it, then do it for everything. Don’t do it selectively. Then applaud the fact that she is getting divorced from Gaurav, but she has placed him on the same level as her parents. Don’t get offended only on Gaurav Khanna’s name. Don’t be picky. You want to morally police me, do that. Accepted. But don’t get selective. If you want to lynch me, lynch me for all the right reasons. Don’t be selective about it. That’s what I am saying. I am ready to apologise if I am wrong, but prove it to me that I am wrong.”
In an interview with Zoom, Akanksha explained the context behind her remark and said, “At that point, I was getting divorced from Gaurav, so I didn’t want the person you are separating from to come and support you. Calling out what she described as selective moral policing, Akanksha said, “Don’t moral-police everything so much.
