Radio jockey Malishka Mendonsa and her team at Red FM on Thursday were seen dancing in front of Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra in a video clip that has gone viral all over social media and is receiving widespread criticism.
The 45-second clip, shared by Malishka on her Twitter handle on Thursday, showed the RJ and four others dancing to Uden Jab Zulfen Teri from the 1957 film Naya Daur in front of a laptop during a video interview with Neeraj Chopra.
On finishing the dance, the RJ asked Chopra, "Sorry, humne aapko zaada toh nahi chera? (Hope we did not tease you much)."
A visibly shy and awkward Chopra could do nothing but smile and said thank you.
Neeraj Chopra recently won a gold medal in Javelin Throw at the Tokyo Olympics and became the second Indian individual athlete and the first in track and field to win gold.
The reactions to the video have been overwhelmingly negative, with several Twitter users calling the dancing and RJ's comment unprofessional and sexist.
India finished with their best ever haul at an Olympic Games with seven medals, including javelin thrower Neeraj’s historic gold in track and field. India’s previous best was in London in 2012 when they won 6 medals.
Apart from Neeraj, India won two silver medals and four bronze medals in Tokyo.
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