TMKOC producer Asit Modi HITS BACK at Shailesh Lodha, accuses him of spreading ‘false information’

Popular show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah has been courting controversies for the last couple of years for all the wrong reasons. Be it Shailesh Lodha, Neha Mehta or Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal, the actors of the show have come forward and addressed the unethical behavior of the makers. Shailesh Lodha who played Taarak Mehta in the show for 14 long years quit suddenly last year. There were reports about non-payment of dues and issues between Lodha and the producer, owing to which, Shailesh Lodha had filed a case again Asit Modi. Last week, there were reports that he had won the case against Modi. But Asit Modi has now reacted to the claims and stated it as false reports.

Asit Modi reacts to claims made by Shailesh Lodha

Taking to Twitter, now X, Modi penned a long note clarifying the matter. He started with, “Shailesh Lodha should stop spreading wrong information about the recently concluded court case. “

Modi revealed that Shailesh refused to complete his relieving formalities. He continued, “To put things on record, Shailesh Lodha had refused to complete his relieving formalities and sign the exit documents. Pending which we at Neela Film , were unable to clear his dues. M/s Neela film had even deducted and paid the TDS on his dues as soon as his invoice was received. We had even prepared a demand draft towards his dues.“

Shailesh Lodha should stop spreading wrong information about the recently concluded court case.

To put things on record, Shailesh Lodha had refused to complete his relieving formalities and sign the exit documents. Pending which we at Neela Film , were unable to clear his… pic.twitter.com/AiZGutPa20

— Asit Kumarr Modi (@AsitKumarrModi) August 10, 2023

He further claimed that the matter was consensually settled a few months back. “The honourable NCLT court through its order ensured that Shailesh Lodha signed the exit documents and completed the formalities in the court. Post which we released his dues. The very statement that he won the case is a wrong representation on the part of Shailesh Lodha, as the court order says that it was settled with consent. We are unable to understand his intentions behind sharing false information that too of a case that was consensually settled few months back in MAY’23. We would appreciate that he should put this to rest and stop twisting facts for his personal gains”, Modi continued.

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On a concluding note, Asit confirmed that the dues were cleared on time. “He worked with us for 14 years and he was family for us. We have always supported him beyond work during his early days. On the professional side, he was always paid on time for all these years. He never had any complaint during his term and hence we were surprised as well as saddened by his behaviour upon exit. We had no intention of withholding his dues but then every corporate has exit formalities that need to be completed, which he refused to abide by.  We are thankful to the court that helped us reach a closure in this matter”, he wrote.

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