Delhi designer humiliated, asked to vacate seat at event for Indian players
Delhi designer humiliated, asked to vacate seat at event for Indian playersAt a fund-raising event at Sirifort auditorium on Monday, Delhi-based designer Leena Singh was asked to leave her seat in the front row to accommodate cricketers like Virender Sehwag, Kapil Dev, Ajay Jadeja, Madan Lal and Bishan Singh Bedi, parliamentarian and BCCI vice president Rajeev Shukla and Bollywood actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha who wanted to sit together. Shatru took the seat Leena was forced to vacate.u00a0
On the back seat: Fashion designer Leena Singh with the organiser at
a function held in the memory of late Mohammad Rafi at Siri Fort
auditorium in New Delhi. Pic/Subhash BaroliaIndian cricket team skipper MS Dhoni was on the guest list of the event where renowned Bollywood composer Anand Raj Anand and reality show finalists Rakesh Maini (Indian Idol finalist) and Shayantini Das (of Voice of India fame) performed in the memory of legendary singer Mohammad Rafi.u00a0u00a0
Keeping coolAny other hot-headed designer would have ensured that the cricketers are asked to leave their seat but Leena, without any show of arrogance, vacated her seat. What was even more shocking was that the designer was asked to vacate her seat by the organiser of the show, Kapil Kumria, managing director & CEO, Corporate Flyers. "It is humiliating. First you invite people and then you treat them like this. How can you do such thing to a lady?" asked the designer of the famous Ashima-Leena duo to one of the people who invited her.
However, once the journalists present at the venue managed to get her seated, and asked her about the incident, she said: "It's okay. I am here to enjoy the songs and not fuss over these petty issues. They are organising such an event for the first time. Galti ho jaati hai. Leave it."
Leena Singh is one of the most reputed and respected names in the Indian fashion circuit, and is known for her understanding of couture. Even the most accomplished people in the fashion industry would happily and respectfully leave their seat to get Leena seated. She is one of those people whom you won't find getting close to a particular lobby for personal gains.
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