With so much drama happening, in one of the recent episodes Asma declared that her father had divorced her mother just because Asma’s mom didn’t want Asma to pursue her singing ambitions any further. “For the sake of music, my father had no choice but to divorce her,” she said sobbingly. Perfect. It hit a chord with the audience, and thanks to sympathy wave, her popularity soared instantly.

Now over to Muscat. Our little birdie, who had interviewed Asma in early 2008 takes the “divorce” bit with a pinch of salt. During the interview, Asma, who was then selected for the Middle East edition of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa in Dubai, was accompanied by her enthusiastic mother. Then the mother had quipped how badly she wants Asma to pursue a career in music and she will be a pillar of strength for Asma.

How come the sudden U-turn now? It is no secret that participants and their parents get into publicity gimmicks to secure votes in reality shows. Is Asma’s case on such thing? Maybe, why would anyone want to kill a golden goose!