Former BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla has vowed to “rise again” after being attacked on Rise & Fall 2.Poonawalla, who was left injured and with a torn kurta following a heated altercation with contestant Siwet T…

Former BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla has vowed to “rise again” after being attacked on Rise & Fall 2.Poonawalla, who was left injured and with a torn kurta following a heated altercation with contestant Siwet Tomar over a conversation involving Swara Bhasker, has addressed the controversy.While the controversy resulted in Tomar’s eviction from the Virendra Sehwag-hosted show, Poonawalla has ended up becoming a “meme material” after the fight.Now, taking to X, Poonawalla has issued a statement, vowing to “rise again” after the incident.”Shehzad lost his father when he was just a child. His mother is growing older, and he doesn’t share an easy relationship with his brother because of their ideological differences. He came to the show to play, work and earn his livelihood, yet you chose to abuse and attack him physically from behind,” the statement shared by Poonawalla’s team read.Thank you for your overwhelming love and support ♥️♥️ pic.twitter.com/Q3pP8DtoqI— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) September 28, 2026

It added, “Even when you provoked him with your words, Shehzad chose to respond with maturity and treated everyone with respect. That says more about you than it ever could about him.”The statement further said that Poonawalla will rise again and stronger than before.”People are watching. You can abuse him, try to silence him or push him down but you cannot defeat his spirit. He will rise again, every single day, stronger than before. Thank you to everyone for this overwhelming love and support. Jai Hind,” the statement concluded.’Pehle mujhse rights lo…’: Adnan Sami reacts to Ayushmann’s Pakistani spy-turned-Indian patriot joke on ‘India’s Got Latent’While the incident has become the talking point on social media, a section of users are calling the fight “scripted”.”They are making people fool. Already scripted,” one user commented on Poonawalla’s post.A second wrote, “Although it’s Scripted.”A third claimed, “This is nothing but scripted.”Be that as it may, Tomar and Poonawalla’s confrontation has received widespread attention on social media. While some are justifying Tomar’s eviction, others are making memes of the fight.

Source: Deccan Herald